---
id: CVE-2026-86461
title: >-
  The FV Flowplayer Video Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited
  Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.54.7212 via
  the check_mimetype function
summary: >-
  The FV Flowplayer Video Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited
  Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.54.7212 via
  the check_mimetype function. This is due to incomplete file type validation in
  the c…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-434
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T18:19:17.623'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86461'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/trunk/models/checker.php?rev=3652655#L107
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3731114/fv-wordpress-flowplayer
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3dacc612-5300-497a-9d6a-0944906e180c?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T18:47:39.317Z'
---

## Overview

The FV Flowplayer Video Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.54.7212 via the check_mimetype function. This is due to incomplete file type validation in the check_mimetype function — while some extension checking is present, it can be bypassed, allowing attacker-supplied remote file content to be written with insufficient extension enforcement and no MIME check or WordPress upload helper. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible. Exploitation requires the plugin's 'profile videos on bio' option to be enabled, as this causes the nonce to be emitted on the subscriber-accessible profile page; without this setting, authenticated users below Editor cannot obtain the required nonce.

## Remediation

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