The Custom Field Template plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.8 via the edit_meta_value due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary media attachments site-wide by supplying any numeric attachment ID in the file-field parameter alongside the corresponding delete flag, causing content loss and broken pages. Exploitation requires that the attacker's post is governed by a Custom Field Template containing at least one file-type field with the mediaRemove option not enabled, which is the default configuration for file fields.
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| Description | The Custom Field Template plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.8 via the edit_meta_value due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary media attachments site-wide by supplying any numeric attachment ID in the file-field parameter alongside the corresponding delete flag, causing content loss and broken pages. Exploitation requires that the attacker's post is governed by a Custom Field Template containing at least one file-type field with the mediaRemove option not enabled, which is the default configuration for file fields. | |
| Title | Custom Field Template <= 2.7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Media File Deletion via 'file_field' Parameter | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-639 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-22T07:41:09.117Z
Reserved: 2026-06-23T13:14:40.474Z
Link: CVE-2026-12995
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-22T08:16:36.400
Modified: 2026-09-22T08:16:36.400
Link: CVE-2026-12995
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Updated: 2026-09-22T09:30:07Z
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