CVE-2026-109221
The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficien
CVSS
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Published: Oct 16, 2026 · Last modified: Oct 16, 2026 · CWE-22
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The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the copy_file function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Sales Representative-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). This is exploitable by any user holding the plugin-defined import_contacts capability, which is granted by default to the plugin's custom Sales Representative role.
- github.comhttps://github.com/groundhoggwp/groundhogg/commit/e319e4a849bfbb07cccfbac8558ad6bf07a7fdc0
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/admin/tools/tools-page.php#L575
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/admin/tools/tools-page.php#L602
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/background/import-contacts.php#L200
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/classes/traits/file-box.php#L85
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/classes/traits/file-box.php#L94
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/functions.php#L2872
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/functions.php#L8045
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/main-roles.php#L583
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/utils/files.php#L323
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3744461/groundhogg/trunk/includes/classes/traits/file-box.php
- www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fb5100ac-cfe6-4e91-9349-6e8efa850147?source=cve