Somatic Framework WordPress plugin: Arbitrary file deletion by authenticated users
Summary
The Somatic Framework WordPress plugin through version 1.8.14 does not check authorization or validate user-supplied file paths before deleting files. Any authenticated user, including a subscriber-level account, can delete arbitrary files on the server. According to the CVE record, this can lead to a full site takeover, for example by deleting critical files such as wp-config.php.
Affected
- Somatic Framework WordPress plugin, versions 0 through 1.8.14
- Unknown: whether any other versions are affected
Fixed in
Unknown. No fixed version has been confirmed; no vendor advisory was found.
Workaround
- Deactivate and remove the plugin if it is not essential
- Restrict user registration and review accounts with login rights
- Keep current offline backups and limit the web server user's write and delete rights to what WordPress needs
- A web application firewall may be configured to flag deletion requests for paths outside standard WordPress directories; this is a compensating control only and requires testing
Exploitation
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial
- Not listed in CISA KEV; no source reports exploitation as of 11 Nov 2026
- No public exploit code or public Nuclei template found as of the research date
- NVD status was still Received at the time of research; the CVSS score of 9.6 is not yet confirmed by NVD
Our recommendation
- Check whether the plugin is installed on any WordPress site, including inactive installations
- Remove the plugin where possible, as no fixed version is known
- If removal is not possible, restrict or disable user registration and review existing subscriber accounts for unknown users
- Apply the workarounds above and monitor for vendor updates, NVD analysis and public exploit code
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- WPScan advisory wpscan.com
- CVE Record CVE-2026-115735 www.cve.org
- VulDB CVE-2026-115735 vuldb.com
- OffSeq Radar CVE-2026-115735 radar.offseq.com
- Strix CVE-2026-115735 www.strix.ai
- OpenCVE CVE-2026-115735 app.opencve.io
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 11 Nov 2026, 13:22.
Original description (NVD)
The Somatic Framework WordPress plugin through 1.8.14 does not perform an authorization check or validate a user-supplied file path before deleting it, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to a full site takeover.
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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