CVE-2024-49249
SMSA Shipping <= 2.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
highImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
8.1
CVSS Score
8.1
CVSS Score
high
Severity
2.4
Patched in
109d
Time to patch
Description
The SMSA Shipping (official) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in all versions up to, and including, 2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-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).
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=2.3PublishedJanuary 6, 2026
Last updatedApril 24, 2026
Affected pluginsmsa-shipping-official
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