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CVE-2026-14487

Status: DeferredCritical (9.1)—

The Simple Coherent Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the removeUploadDir function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.13. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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). The scf_get_id_upload endpoint freely issues a valid scf_upload_file_removal nonce to any unauthenticated visitor, and the removal endpoint's secondary hash check is forgeable offline because it relies on a hardcoded salt embedded in the plugin source, meaning neither control presents a real authorization boundary.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vulnerabilidad en plugin WordPress accesible sin autenticación (AV:N, PR:N, UI:N) que permite eliminación arbitraria de archivos (CWE-22) y ejecución de código remoto al borrar wp-config.php. Explotación remota sin privilegios es T1190; impacto primario es manipulación destructiva de datos (T1565.00

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account ManagementVulnerability ScanningRestrict Web-Based ContentRestrict File and Directory PermissionsRemote Data StorageNetwork Segmentation

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Simple Coherent Form — Simple Coherent FormAI

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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