Unrestricted file upload in kodezen StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The StoreEngine – Powerful WordPress eCommerce Plugin for Payments, Memberships, Affiliates, Sales & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the import() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kodezen | StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More | up to 1.5.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More Vendorkodezen Affected up to 1.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9216
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqhw-96qr-hjw7
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7f8cc393-4d6f-4d15-ad95-d4a89dfe433c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/trunk/addons/csv/ajax/import.php#L52
- https://github.com/d0n601/CVE-2025-9216
- https://ryankozak.com/posts/cve-2025-9216/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3360097/storeengine/trunk/addons/csv/ajax/import.php
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Sources
- CVE-2025-9216 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9216 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xqhw-96qr-hjw7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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