Tainacan <= 1.3.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'guid' Parameter
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-93767 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-16 06:17:12 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-16 06:17:12 UTC |
| Description | The Tainacan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 via the 'guid' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. This vulnerability is exploitable only when the uploads/tainacan directory does not exist on the server, as this condition causes realpath() to return false, collapsing the base path to an empty string and rendering the containment check ineffective. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4ff75bf6-c8c3-43f5-bc71-0e54e... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tainacan/tags/1.3.0/classes/api/endpoints/class-taina... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tainacan/tags/1.3.0/classes/api/endpoints/class-taina... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tainacan/tags/1.3.0/classes/api/endpoints/class-taina... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tainacan/tags/1.3.0/classes/api/endpoints/class-taina... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Wordfence PRISM (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-09-18T17:10:57.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2026-10-15T17:03:29.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.