CVE-2026-12513

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-28. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.7.67, shared-files-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.68 do not properly sanitize a file path taken from a frontend file submission and their single-pass traversal filter is bypassable, allowing unauthenticated users to store a path that points outside the uploads directory. When the corresponding file entry is later permanently deleted, an arbitrary file on the server (such as wp-config.php) is deleted, leading to denial of service and potential site takeover.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(high)
EG Risk
31(Track)
EG Risk 31/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
19%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 28, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Shared Files < 1.7.68 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal | CVE 2026-12513 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/25c9fa21-c48b-4333-8abc-87230dc4c869/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12513(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 13× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 18:52 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 18:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-28 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-28 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-28 15:32 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.80
  9. 2026-08-28 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-28 15:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.8 · severity → MEDIUM
  11. 2026-08-28 08:20 UTCNVD update
  12. 2026-08-28 07:39 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-28 07:32 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12513?
CVE-2026-12513 is a medium vulnerability published on August 28, 2026. The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.7.67, shared-files-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.68 do not properly sanitize a file path taken from a frontend file submission and their single-pass traversal filter is bypassable, allowing unauthenticated users to store a path that points outside the…
When was CVE-2026-12513 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12513 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12513 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12513 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 80.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12513?
CVE-2026-12513 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12513?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12513, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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