CVE-2026-28171 HIGH

CVE-2026-28171: WordPress WooCommerce File Approval plugin <= 10.7 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Vanquish

Product WooCommerce File Approval

Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal

Published August 24, 2026

Last update August 24, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.6/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in WooCommerce File Approval <= 10.7 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WooCommerce File Approval versions up to 10.7 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by making the site unresponsive or unavailable. The vulnerability exists in how the plugin handles file paths without proper validation. No authentication or user interaction is required to exploit this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unresponsive or unavailable by exploiting path traversal in file handling.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site could become unavailable or unresponsive to visitors without warning or user action.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 24, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28171 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html AskarLabs — CWE-22 write-up Path Traversal

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