CVE-2026-42757 | WordPress WebinarIgnition plugin < 4.08.253 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Saleswonder Team: Tobias WebinarIgnition webinar-ignition allows Path Traversal.This issue affects WebinarIgnition: from n/a through < 4.08.253.

Published: 2026-05-27 Last update: 2026-05-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-42757 is rated Moderate Risk (45.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-42757

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-02 0.05% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-05-27 0.05%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-42757

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.9 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.1 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-42757

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-42757

GHSA-3fj5-pxmx-ggjp · Severity: critical — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-42757

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-42757

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