CVE-2026-115871

2.7 LOW No fix listed Denial of service Web app

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. Limited direct impact.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2026-10-23 18:33 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-11-13 10:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-11-13 10:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: not scored yet.
Severity: 2.7 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2026-11-13 10:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-11-13 10:17 UTC
Weakness: CWE-73
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 2.7

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record