WordPress Ultimate Product Catalog 3.8.6 Arbitrary File Upload RCE
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
WordPress Ultimate Product Catalog 3.8.6 contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated users with contributor, editor, author, or administrator roles to upload malicious files by exploiting the custom fields functionality. Attackers can upload PHP shells through the Products tab custom file field and access them via the upcp-product-file-uploads directory to execute arbitrary code on the server.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etoile Web Design | Ultimate Product Catalog | 3.8.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ultimate Product Catalog VendorEtoile Web Design Affected 3.8.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-20075
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9r69-x87g-5765
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
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- TI-2024-12610 Front End Users <= 3.2.32 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2021-22537 WordPress Plugin Ultimate Product Catalogue 5.8.2 Stored XSS via price CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2023-02539 Ultimate Product Catalog < 5.2.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2020-18897 Ultimate Reviews < 2.1.33 - PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-08988 The Etoile Ultimate Product Catalog plugin 4.2.11 for WordPress has SQL injection with… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-20075 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-20075 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9r69-x87g-5765 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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