Description
The WebTotem Backups WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not validate a user-supplied file path, does not check the capability of the user making the request, and discards the result of its own CSRF check, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to a site takeover.
Published: 2026-09-12
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-73
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The WebTotem Backups WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not validate a user-supplied file path, does not check the capability of the user making the request, and discards the result of its own CSRF check, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to a site takeover.
Title WebTotem Backups <= 1.0.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-12T15:36:09.121Z

Reserved: 2026-08-20T07:35:12.414Z

Link: CVE-2026-77006

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T15:25:49.399Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-12T06:16:24.733

Modified: 2026-09-12T16:16:38.670

Link: CVE-2026-77006

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T08:30:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

  • CWE-73

    External Control of File Name or Path