Vulnerability in Wp Photo Album Plus
CVE-2026-18048
The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not validate a client-controlled value used to build a file path in one of its public endpoint actions, and performs no authorisation check on it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary ZIP archives on the server, including ones stored outside the web root.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Wp Photo Album Plus — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/fbc145d3-a582-4975-bc6b-e56e633e51e6/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18048?
- CVE-2026-18048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wp Photo Album Plus, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18048?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.