addonsorg Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms Plugin File Deletion remove_files path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in addonsorg Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms Plugin up to 1.6.2. It has been declared as critical. This affects the function remove_files of the component File Deletion. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-124218. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in addonsorg Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms Plugin up to 1.6.2. Affected is the function remove_files of the component File Deletion. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the remove_files function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.2 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). This vulnerability is reachable when the "yeepdf_not_save" privacy option is enabled, a commonly used production setting that triggers the remove_files() cleanup path.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-124218 since 11/06/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/13/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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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• addonsorg

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• Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms Plugin

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• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2

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