Easy Digital Downloads <= 3.6.9 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Arbitrary File Upload via 'edd-import-file' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 Easy Digital Downloads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to and including 3.6.9. This is due to insufficient file type validation in the edd_do_ajax_import_file_upload() function , which only checks the client-supplied $_FILES['edd-import-file']['type'] Content-Type header against an allow-list of CSV mime types, then uses raw move_uploaded_file() (bypassing wp_handle_upload()'s core MIME enforcement) to write the file under its original extension into the web-accessible wp-content/uploads/edd/exports/ directory. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-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
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| smub | Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy | up to 3.6.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy Vendorsmub Affected up to 3.6.9 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:awesomemotive:easy_digital_downloads:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Awesomemotive |
- cpe:2.3:a:awesomemotive:easy_digital_downloads:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Awesomemotive
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12476
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fcpv-9325-98hg
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b0c8edd-b392-4d23-bde3-0521eeedc5a0?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.8/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L92
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.8/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L68
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.8/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L87
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.7/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L92
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.7/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L68
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.7/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L87
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3625073/easy-digital-downloads/trunk/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php?old=3577787&old_path=easy-digital-downloads%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fadmin%2Fimport%2Fimport-functions.php
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Sources
- CVE-2026-12476 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12476 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fcpv-9325-98hg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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