Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain contributor-level account
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DeliveryEnsure 'import product image' setting enabled
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ExploitSave product with crafted image URL
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ExecutionWeak Content-Type/extension check bypassed
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PersistMalicious file written to webroot
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ImpactRequest uploaded file to execute as web server
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling File type validation, storage isolation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Command and Control, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires ALL of: (1) an authenticated WordPress account with contributor-level capability or above (consistent with PR:L); (2) the 'import product image' option enabled in the plugin settings - this is the specific non-default configuration that activates the image download pipeline triggered on product post save; and (3) the attacker controlling the image URL so that its path carries a dangerous extension while the HTTP response presents a Content-Type whose prefix passes the weak check. The vulnerable logic is upload_image in ATKPTools.php, which validates by Content-Type prefix only, derives the file extension from the attacker-controlled URL path, and performs no dangerous-extension stripping. Limiting factors that reduce realistic risk: the required authenticated foothold, the required non-default 'import product image' setting, and the high attack complexity (AC:H) reflecting these combined preconditions; sites running the plugin with that import option disabled are not exploitable through this path. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely serious flaw but one whose real-world priority is tempered by its preconditions. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.5) describes a network-reachable path to full RCE (C:H/I:H/A:H) but explicitly flags high attack complexity (AC:H) and required low privileges (PR:L). The AC:H and PR:L are consistent with the description: exploitation needs an authenticated contributor-or-above account AND a non-default plugin setting ('import product image') to be enabled, which gates the vulnerable download/upload pipeline. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week' (urgent but not emergency), and the finding is credited to Wordfence (a credible WordPress-security vendor). No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no PoC confirmation were supplied in the input - so there is no evidence of active exploitation or weaponization, and 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' applies. The net picture is a high-severity, real-RCE vulnerability whose exploitation is conditional (requires both a foothold account and a specific setting), making it a 'patch this week' item rather than a drop-everything emergency, concordant with the this_week label. Note the one gentle tension to verify: AV:N plus AC:H here reflects the server-side URL-fetch pipeline, not a simple unauthenticated remote drop - defenders should not read AV:N as 'anonymous internet exploitation.' |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who holds (or phishes/registers) a contributor-level WordPress account on a site where the plugin's 'import product image' option is enabled creates or saves a product post referencing a crafted image URL whose path ends in an executable extension (e.g. .php) and whose response carries a permissive Content-Type prefix. The plugin's upload_image function downloads it, passes the weak Content-Type prefix check, derives the extension from the attacker-controlled URL path, and writes the file without stripping dangerous extensions, yielding a web-accessible executable and remote code execution. No public exploit code was identified in the supplied data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
Arbitrary file upload in the Affiliate Toolkit WordPress plugin through 3.9.2 lets authenticated contributor-level users place files that may be executable onto the server, which can lead to remote code execution, though the path is only reachable when the plugin's 'import product image' option is enabled. The upload_image routine in ATKPTools.php validates uploads with a weak Content-Type prefix check and derives the file extension from the attacker-controlled URL path with no dangerous-extension stripping, so a crafted image URL attached to a product post can carry an executable extension past the check. No CISA KEV entry or public exploit code is associated with this CVE at time of analysis, and the required authenticated foothold, non-default setting and high attack complexity temper the practical priority.
RemediationAI
A released patched version is not confirmed in the available data - 3.9.2 is the last affected release listed - while a plugin Trac changeset (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3759575%40affiliate-toolkit-starter&new=3759575%40affiliate-toolkit-starter) is cited alongside the advisory, so an upstream fix reference exists but a tagged release containing it is not independently confirmed; the primary action is to upgrade to a plugin version later than 3.9.2 once published and verify the corrected upload_image validation is present. Until such a release is deployed, the most direct mitigation is to leave the plugin's 'import product image' option disabled, which removes the download pipeline exploitation depends on, at the cost of losing automatic product-image importing. Because the flaw requires contributor-level or higher credentials (PR:L), also audit and reduce contributor-and-above accounts on sites where the import option must stay enabled, since any such user can reach the vulnerable path. Vendor advisory with the affected-version statement: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/272a8ee4-8689-4935-89c5-e2f502621511?source=cve.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the affiliate-toolkit - Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display plugin for WordPress, identified by the CPE cpe:2.3:a:cservit:affiliate-toolkit_-_multi-network_affiliate_&_amazon_product_display, with every version through 3.9.2 in scope. The root cause is CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type). In the upload_image function in includes/basics/ATKPTools.php (lines 657, 710 and 546 in the 3.9.2 tag), the plugin inspects the response Content-Type only by prefix and then derives the stored file's extension from the attacker-supplied URL path, without stripping dangerous extensions. That download routine is reached from the product post-save flow implemented in includes/atkp_posttypes_product.php (line 3192) and includes/dataservices/atkp_productservice.php (line 775), which is why the 'import product image' plugin option is the configuration gate for exploitation; the mechanism is a validation and extension-derivation weakness rather than a memory-safety or race condition.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Server fetches an attacker-controlled URL over the network (AV:N); needs a contributor account (PR:L) plus the non-default 'import product image' setting (AC:H); successful upload yields code execution (C:H/I:H/A:H).
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The affiliate-toolkit - Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.2 via the upload_image function. This is due to insufficient file type validation in upload_image due to a weak Content-Type prefix check and extension derivation from the attacker-controlled URL path, with no dangerous-extension stripping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible. Exploitation requires the "import product image" option to be enabled in the plugin settings, as this activates the image download pipeline triggered on product post save.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-111255 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Affiliate Toolkit WordPress plugin (versions through 3.9.2) that enables authenticated users with contributor-level access to upload executable files, potentially leading to remote code execution. The risk is significant for organizations using this plugin with the 'import product image' option enabled, as it could allow a malicious insider or compromised contributor account to take control of the web server, impacting data integrity and service availability.
Disable the 'import product image' option; restrict contributor accounts; deploy WAF rules to block executable uploads; monitor upload directories for anomalous files.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
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EUVD-2026-111574
GHSA-6wvw-5jhh-gcg4
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Exploit-DB