CVE-2026-7252

216.73.216.86

· Published 07/05/2026 06:16 · Modified 07/05/2026 14:00

Labels: CVE-2026-7252 2026-05-07 CVE-2026-7252 CWE-22 [email protected]

Essential information

Published: 07/05/2026 06:16
Modified: 07/05/2026 14:00
Author: —
Creator: —
CVSS: 8.1 HIGH (v3.1)
CISA KEV: No
CWE: —
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Description

The WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the unscheduled_original_file_deletion function in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.2 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). This is possible because 'original-file' is a public (non-protected) meta key — it does not begin with an underscore — allowing Authors to freely create or modify it on their own attachment posts via the standard Edit Media form or the REST API.

NVD status

Status: Deferred — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
Source: [email protected]
NVD: View on NVD

Affected products (CPE)

Product	CPE
wordpress / wp-optimize	`cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wp-optimize::::::wordpress::*`