---
id: CVE-2026-101889
title: >-
  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…
summary: >-
  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…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: Codexonics
product: Prime Mover
affected:
  - prime_mover < 2.2.1
published: '2026-10-01'
updated: '2026-10-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-02T18:00:34.733'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101889'
references:
  - url: 'https://wordpress.org/plugins/prime-mover/#developers'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/prime-mover-path-traversal-via-wprime-config-json
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00335
epssPercentile: 0.26686
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-01T16:34:04.729612Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-01T18:55:42.358Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.