CVE-2026-16585
Alto¿Qué es CVE-2026-16585?
The Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_sticker function in all versions up to, and including, 2.15.19. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-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). The prefix check intended to restrict deletion to the uploads directory can be bypassed by crafting a URL that begins with the legitimate uploads base URL but embeds ../ traversal sequences in the path portion, as the normalize_sticker function only applies esc_url_raw(), which does not strip ../ sequences, allowing the traversal payload to be stored verbatim in WordPress options.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS 3.1Exploitable remotely over the network without requiring access to the local system.
No special conditions required. Exploit can be performed reliably and repeatedly.
Administrative or root-level privileges required to exploit.
No user interaction required. Exploit runs without any victim action.
Exploiting the vulnerability only affects the vulnerable component itself.
Complete loss of confidentiality. All data on the component may be exposed.
Complete loss of integrity. Attacker can modify any file or data on the component.
Complete denial of service. The component becomes fully unavailable.
Preguntas frecuentes
CVE-2026-16585 tiene una puntuación CVSS de 7.2/10, clasificada como High. Esta es una vulnerabilidad de alta gravedad y debe parchearse lo antes posible.
El CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) califica la gravedad de las vulnerabilidades de 0,0 a 10,0. CVE-2026-16585 obtiene 7.2/10 (High). Las puntuaciones de 9,0–10,0 son Críticas, 7,0–8,9 Altas, 4,0–6,9 Medias y por debajo de 4,0 Bajas.
La lista de dispositivos confirmados como afectados por CVE-2026-16585 se muestra en la sección "Dispositivos afectados" arriba. Compare su versión de firmware con el aviso de seguridad del proveedor y aplique el último parche.
Aplique la última actualización de firmware o software del proveedor. Consulte la sección de Referencias arriba para ver avisos oficiales y notas de parches. Si no hay parche disponible, considere deshabilitar la función afectada o aislar el dispositivo de redes no confiables.