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CVE-2026-15786

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS 3.1
Description
The WP Encryption – One Click Free SSL Certificate & SSL / HTTPS Redirect, Security & SSL Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.6.6 via the 'imploded' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Although file write content is passed through esc_html(), which encodes angle brackets and prevents direct PHP execution, plaintext configuration files such as .htaccess are fully writable and exploitable for denial-of-service or redirect attacks.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-15786
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Reserved
2026-07-14 19:18 UTC
Published
2026-07-23 09:33 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-23 13:37 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-22
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Dir…
Vendor / Product
gowebsmarty / WP Encryption – Lifetime Free SSL Cert & HTTPS, Force SSL / HTTPS Redirect, SSL Security
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

4.9 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
partial
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
gowebsmarty WP Encryption – Lifetime Free SSL Cert & HTTPS, Force SSL / HTTPS Redirect, SSL Security — 0 ≤ 7.8.6.6
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-22 cna CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
4.9 MEDIUM 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References (5)
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