The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.9. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to permanently delete any file managed by WP File Download, empty the entire trash, move files between categories, and publish or unpublish arbitrary files.

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Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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Description The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.9. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to permanently delete any file managed by WP File Download, empty the entire trash, move files between categories, and publish or unpublish arbitrary files.
Title WP File Download <= 6.3.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion/Modification via 'task' Parameter to Multiple Functions
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-10T06:40:12.227Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T18:29:08.711Z

Link: CVE-2026-94538

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-10T07:16:42.070

Modified: 2026-10-10T07:16:42.070

Link: CVE-2026-94538

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