The Prime Mover plugin for WordPress before 2.2.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to delete arbitrary directories by importing a crafted WPRIME/TAR package with manipulated tar_root_folder values in wprime-config.json. Attackers can exploit insufficient path validation in computeExtractVariables() and validateImportedSiteVsPackage() to cause primeMoverDoDelete() to remove directories outside the intended extraction path, potentially deleting critical WordPress directories such as wp-admin and rendering the site inoperable.
History

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions prime Mover
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions prime Mover

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Codexonics
Codexonics prime Mover
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:codexonics:prime_mover:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Codexonics
Codexonics prime Mover

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description The Prime Mover plugin for WordPress before 2.2.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to delete arbitrary directories by importing a crafted WPRIME/TAR package with manipulated tar_root_folder values in wprime-config.json. Attackers can exploit insufficient path validation in computeExtractVariables() and validateImportedSiteVsPackage() to cause primeMoverDoDelete() to remove directories outside the intended extraction path, potentially deleting critical WordPress directories such as wp-admin and rendering the site inoperable.
Title Prime Mover < 2.2.1 Path Traversal via wprime-config.json
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-01T16:20:54.762Z

Updated: 2026-10-01T21:44:57.359Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T15:44:45.390Z

Link: CVE-2026-101889

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T16:34:09.987Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-01T17:17:17.613

Modified: 2026-10-02T18:00:34.733

Link: CVE-2026-101889

cve-icon Redhat

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