Subscriber-level file deletion via unchecked task requests
Published Oct 10, 2026 · Updated Oct 10, 2026
Authorization bypass in JoomUnited WP File Download 6.3.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete files via task requests. File-management handlers process the task parameter without verifying authorization for the requested action; individual vulnerable functions are not identified in the retrieved public records. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to permanently delete plugin-managed files, empty the trash, move files between categories, or change their publication state.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in JoomUnited WP File Download 6.3.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete files via task requests. File-management handlers process the task parameter without verifying authorization for the requested action; individual vulnerable functions are not identified in the retrieved public records. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to permanently delete plugin-managed files, empty the trash, move files between categories, or change their publication state.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-94538
- Published
- Oct 10, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 10, 2026
- Vendor
- JoomUnited
- Product
- WP File Download
- Classifications
- T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=6.3.9
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