Snow Monkey Forms Plugin up to 12.0.3 on WordPress generate_user_dirpath path traversal

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Snow Monkey Forms Plugin up to 12.0.3 on WordPress. Affected is the function generate_user_dirpath. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-1056. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Snow Monkey Forms Plugin up to 12.0.3 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function generate_user_dirpath. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Snow Monkey Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'generate_user_dirpath' function in all versions up to, and including, 12.0.3. 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 advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-1056. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/29/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Snow Monkey Forms Plugin

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• 12.0.0
• 12.0.1
• 12.0.2
• 12.0.3

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