CVE-2026-4070 — The Alfie – Feed Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable

title: WordPress Alfie Plugin Feed Deletion via CSRF - CVE-2026-4070
id: scw-2026-05-22-ai-1
status: experimental
level: medium
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-4070 by looking for GET requests to the WordPress admin area containing the specific parameter 'alfie_manage=delete', which is used to delete feed data by the vulnerable Alfie – Feed Plugin. This indicates a potential Cross-Site Request Forgery attack targeting administrators.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-22
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-4070/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'alfie_manage=delete'
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/wp-admin/'
      cs-method|exact:
          - 'GET'
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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