CVE-2026-28189
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in Participants Database <= 2.7.8.4 versions.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.4
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-13 14:17:01.020000
Last modified
2026-10-23 18:10:00.167000
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-28189",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-08-13T14:17:01.020",
"lastModified": "2026-10-23T18:10:00.167",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in Participants Database <= 2.7.8.4 versions."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "Eliminación arbitraria de archivos no autenticada en la base de datos de participantes versiones menor o igual que 2.7.8.4."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Roland Barker",
"product": "Participants Database",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins",
"packageName": "participants-database",
"versions": [
{
"version": "n/a",
"lessThanOrEqual": "2.7.8.4",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected",
"changes": [
{
"at": "2.7.8.5",
"status": "unaffected"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"baseScore": 7.4,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 4.0
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"timestamp": "2026-08-13T15:03:09.499456Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-28189",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-22"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/participants-database/vulnerability/wordpress-participants-database-plugin-2-7-8-4-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}