{"id":"EM-20261111-XRSK","url":"https://cyber.eventmonitor.net/incident/EM-20261111-XRSK/motors-vulnerability-cve-2026-116617/","type":"cve","title":"Motors Vulnerability (CVE-2026-116617)","subtitle":"CVE-2026-116617","subject":"CVE-2026-116617","status":"Developing","severity":"high","affected":[],"headline":null,"born":"2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z","firstSignal":"2026-11-05T05:18:19.240Z","lastSignal":"2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z","updated":"2026-11-11T19:13:37.224Z","revision":1,"life":[{"status":"Born","at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z","why":"second independent source: C30 VulnCheck KEV"},{"status":"Developing","at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z","why":"signals keep joining"}],"changeLog":[{"at":"2026-11-05T05:18:19.240Z","what":"First signal: C6 NVD CVE API 2.0"},{"at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z","what":"Born: second source, C30 VulnCheck KEV. Page EM-20261111-XRSK created."}],"stages":[{"name":"Disclosed","at":"2026-11-05T05:18:19.240Z","detail":"C6 NVD published"},{"name":"Scored","at":"2026-11-05T05:18:19.240Z","detail":"CVSS 8.1 · EPSS 0.5%"},{"name":"Exploited","at":null,"detail":"No exploitation reported"},{"name":"Advisories","at":null,"detail":"None yet"},{"name":"Vendor Response","at":null,"detail":"None in sources yet"},{"name":"Resolved","at":null,"detail":"After 14 quiet days"}],"signals":[{"at":"2026-11-05T05:18:19.240Z","source":"C6","sourceName":"NVD CVE API 2.0","role":"Database","severity":3,"title":"CVE-2026-116617 (CVSS 8.1)","text":"The Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.128 The vulnerability exists because `stm_save_user_extra_fields()`, hooked to `personal_options_update`, writes the attacker-controlled `stm_dealer_logo_path` parameter directly to user meta without an ownership check binding the submitted path to the submitting user — unlike the `stm_payment_status` and `stm_lost_password_hash` fields, this field is not gated by a `manage_options` or `edit_users` capability check. This makes it possible for…","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116617"},{"at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z","source":"C30","sourceName":"VulnCheck KEV","role":"Research & News","severity":3,"title":"CVE-2026-116617 known exploited (VulnCheck KEV): StylemixThemes Motors - Car Dealer & Classified Ads Plugin (WordPress) Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory","text":"The Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.128 The vulnerability exists because `stm_save_user_extra_fields()`, hooked to `personal_options_update`, writes the attacker-controlled…","url":"https://vulncheck.com/browse/cve/CVE-2026-116617"}],"crowd":[],"reference":{"nvd":{"published":"2026-11-05T05:18:19.240","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","desc":"The Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.128 The vulnerability exists because `stm_save_user_extra_fields()`, hooked to `personal_options_update`, writes the attacker-controlled…","product":"","seen":1793922090303},"kev":null,"epss":{"epss":0.00492,"pct":0.42625,"at":1794424417224},"p0":false},"mergedInto":null,"publisher":"Event Monitor Cyber"}