CVE-2026-7252

Vulnerability Description

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.

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References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/tags/4.5.2/includes/class
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/tags/4.5.2/includes/class
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/tags/4.5.2/includes/class
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updr
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updr
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updr
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3518513/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fwp-optimize/tags/4.5.2&
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc815ef2-dd02-4faa-b20