CVE-2026-101889

Prime Mover < 2.2.1 Path Traversal via wprime-config.json

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 1, 2026 at 04:20 PM UTC
Updated: October 2, 2026 at 06:00 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPrime Mover

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Prime Mover· Codexonicswordpress-plugin
95%
v < 2.2.1
Affected range stops below 2.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.5MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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