Direct Download for WooCommerce <= 1.19 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via 'file_id' Path Segment
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Direct Download for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.19 via the (top-level include) function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The product ownership check only verifies that some free, virtual, downloadable product exists on the site — not that the requested file path belongs to that product's configured downloads — making exploitation viable on any WooCommerce site with at least one such product.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15019
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qc5-g8h6-xx62
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d79ba062-4666-41a3-a777-0ba6f63a0cb8?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/direct-download-for-woocommerce/trunk/direct-download.php#L26
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/direct-download-for-woocommerce/trunk/direct-download.php#L50
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/direct-download-for-woocommerce/trunk/direct-download.php#L5
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/direct-download-for-woocommerce/trunk/direct-download-for-woocommerce.php#L87
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/direct-download-for-woocommerce/trunk/direct-download-for-woocommerce.php#L97
Sources
- CVE-2026-15019 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15019 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qc5-g8h6-xx62 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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