Missing ownership check 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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce WordPress plugin from 1.7.2 before 1.7.6 does not verify that the requester is the customer who uploaded a file (CWE-639). An unauthenticated remote attacker who knows or guesses a file name can download other customers' uploaded files. 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 before 1.7.6 does not verify that the person requesting a customer-uploaded file is the customer who uploaded it, allowing unauthenticated attackers who know or guess a file's name to download other customers' uploaded files.
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 to before 1.7.6 | 1.7.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce VendorUnknown Affected 1.7.2 to before 1.7.6 Fixed in 1.7.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update the File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce to version 1.7.6, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce (Unknown) Fixed in 1.7.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78371
- 2026-10-05 Alias added: GHSA-cm5p-rq6h-fw4h
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-78371 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-78371 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cm5p-rq6h-fw4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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