Name: CVE-2026-16940: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-16940, CWE-22, CVSS 10, EPSS 0.00572

The Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 1.5.1 does not validate a user-supplied file path before deletion, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary files on the server (such as wp-config.php), which can lead to a full site takeover.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 10
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Addify Custom Fields For Woocommerce Plugin	—	Update addify-custom-fields-for-woocommerce plugin to version 1.5.1, or a newer patched version	Oct 30, 2026	Jul 27, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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