Unauthenticated file access in File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce WordPress plugin through 1.7.6 stores customer-uploaded files in a publicly web-accessible uploads directory. Its access restriction is ineffective, so an unauthenticated attacker who knows or guesses a file name can retrieve customer-uploaded files directly, bypassing the plugin's authenticated download mechanism (CWE-284). A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce WordPress plugin through 1.7.6 stores customer-uploaded files in a publicly web-accessible uploads directory and the access restriction it generates is ineffective, so an unauthenticated attacker who knows or guesses a file's name can retrieve customer-uploaded files directly, bypassing the File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce WordPress plugin through 1.7.6's authenticated download mechanism.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce | 1.7.2 – 1.7.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce VendorUnknown Affected 1.7.2 – 1.7.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-13607
- 2026-10-05 Alias added: GHSA-8493-3qrc-44fv
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-13607 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-13607 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8493-3qrc-44fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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