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CVE-2026-115871 WP STAGING <= 4.19.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion via 'deleteDir' Parameter

2.7 lowEPSS 0.4%

Low (2.7) in renehermi wp staging – backups & restore, migration & clone plugin – cloud backups, scheduled backups. EPSS 0.4% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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The WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Directory Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 4.19.0. This is due to insufficient path validation in the `cleanStagingDirectory` function, where the `deleteDir` parameter is only stripped of whitespace and double slashes by `sanitizePath()` without removing `..` traversal sequences or enforcing containment within the staging directory, leaving the sole pre-deletion guard as a simple string equality check against the WordPress home path. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to recursively delete arbitrary directories on the server — including `wp-content`, `wp-admin`, or directories outside the WordPress installation on shared hosting — resulting in denial of service or permanent data loss. An attacker must sequence a clone start, cancellation, and restart to drive the `delete_job` cache into the `directory` step before re-cancelling with a manipulated `deleteDir` value supplied via the `wp_ajax_wpstg_cancel_clone` endpoint.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

2.7 low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.4% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 38th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-13. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWE
CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
OWASP Top 10
A06:2025 Insecure Design
Published
Modified
Assigned by
Wordfence (CNA)
NVD analysis
Deferred: the NVD does not plan to analyze it
Record from
the NVD, synced

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Affected

  • renehermi:wp staging – backups & restore, migration & clone plugin – cloud backups, scheduled backups

Versions

From the CNA's record in the CVE List.

ProductAffected
renehermi WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backupsthrough 4.19.0

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

  • CAPEC-13 Subverting Environment Variable Values Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-64 Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Likelihood: High · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-72 URL Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-78 Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-80 Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Likelihood: High · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-267 Leverage Alternate Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High

The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.

History

  1. The NVD deferred its analysis

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