WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.2 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via file_url Parameter
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-201Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-201.
Summary
The WordPress Simple Shopping Cart plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2 via the 'file_url' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view potentially sensitive information and download a digital product without paying for it.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0041 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mra13 | Simple Shopping Cart | up to 5.1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Simple Shopping Cart Vendormra13 Affected up to 5.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wordpress_simple_paypal_shopping_cart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | mra13 |
- cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wordpress_simple_paypal_shopping_cart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·mra13
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3529
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7pw4-r444-g49g
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8fecc015-518f-4aab-a17e-17cf4b8cf123?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart/tags/5.1.2/includes/wpsc-shortcodes-related.php#L92
- https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-simple-cart-sell-digital-downloads-2468
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3275373/
More mra13 vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05631 WP eStore < 8.5.5 - Coupon Deletion via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-04717 WP eMember < 10.6.6 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-04714 WP eMember < 10.6.6 - Bulk Delete via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-04422 WP eMember < 10.3.9 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2022-04146 Compact WP Audio Player < 1.9.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-05309 WP eMember < 10.6.7 - Reflected XSS via Member Edit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-3529 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-3529 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7pw4-r444-g49g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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