The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.8 via the 'remoteurl' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access first poisons the _wpfd_file_metadata['file'] post-meta value via the unprotected file.save handler, after which the streaming endpoint — hooked on init with no authentication requirement — resolves and streams the traversed file path to any caller, including unauthenticated visitors.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
JoomUnited WP File Download unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 6.3.8

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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-file-download/trunk/app/site/init.php#L225 cve-icon
https://www.joomunited.com/changelog/wp-file-download-changelog cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b99e525-c1d3-463d-8b87-b7d7fdd535d1?source=cve cve-icon
History

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.8 via the 'remoteurl' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access first poisons the _wpfd_file_metadata['file'] post-meta value via the unprotected file.save handler, after which the streaming endpoint — hooked on init with no authentication requirement — resolves and streams the traversed file path to any caller, including unauthenticated visitors.
Title WP File Download <= 6.3.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in 'remoteurl' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-05T06:37:56.724Z

Reserved: 2026-07-07T16:49:09.195Z

Link: CVE-2026-14975

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