wpmanageninja FluentCart Plugin up to 1.6.2 on WordPress File Deletion deleteFile path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in wpmanageninja FluentCart Plugin up to 1.6.2. This issue affects the function deleteFile of the component File Deletion. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-120577. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in wpmanageninja FluentCart Plugin up to 1.6.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function deleteFile of the component File Deletion. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce – Faster, Lighter, and Simpler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the deleteFile function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, 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).

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-120577 since 11/02/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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• wpmanageninja

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• FluentCart Plugin

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• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2

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