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CVE-2023-6559: The MW WP Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating the path of an uploaded file

high Affects mw-wp-form (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The MW WP Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating the path of an uploaded file

Package
mw-wp-form (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<5.0.4
Fixed in
5.0.4
Severity
high  CVSS 7.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (70.6th percentile)
Published
2023-12-16
Source
nvd

References

CWE-22
NVD recordmw-wp-form (WordPress plugin) advisories

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