Sucuri Security WordPress plugin through version 2.7.3 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the pageIntegritySubmission() method in src/integrity.lib.php that allows authenticated administrators to delete arbitrary files by supplying directory traversal sequences in the sucuriscan_integrity parameter. Attackers can manipulate the unsanitized file path concatenated with ABSPATH to traverse outside the WordPress installation directory and invoke unlink() on sensitive files such as wp-config.php and .htaccess, causing site outage or enabling malicious reinstallation.
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Sucuri Security WordPress plugin through version 2.7.3 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the pageIntegritySubmission() method in src/integrity.lib.php that allows authenticated administrators to delete arbitrary files by supplying directory traversal sequences in the sucuriscan_integrity parameter. Attackers can manipulate the unsanitized file path concatenated with ABSPATH to traverse outside the WordPress installation directory and invoke unlink() on sensitive files such as wp-config.php and .htaccess, causing site outage or enabling malicious reinstallation. | |
| Title | Sucuri WordPress Plugin 2.7.3 Path Traversal via integrity.lib.php | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-08-10T20:15:30.945Z
Reserved: 2026-08-10T18:48:59.022Z
Link: CVE-2026-73033
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