Vulnerability Description
The Content Egg – Affiliate Product Importer & Price Comparison plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal in versions up to and including 11.3.0. This is due to insufficient validation of the 'img_file' field within the cegg_data post metadata: the value passes only through wp_strip_all_tags() (which does not strip path traversal sequences), is stored directly in post meta, and is later concatenated without normalization into a filesystem path in getFullImgPath() before being passed to PHP's unlink(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.2.0/application/a
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.2.0/application/c
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.2.0/application/c
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.2.0/application/h
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.3.0/application/a
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.3.0/application/c
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.3.0/application/c
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.3.0/application/h
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3610612%40content-egg
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc1600b9-b590-47ca-b2d
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-15979?
CVE-2026-15979 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). The Content Egg – Affiliate Product Importer & Price Comparison plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal in versions up to and including 11.3.0. This is due to ...
How severe is CVE-2026-15979?
CVE-2026-15979 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-15979?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.