Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach checkout upload field unauthenticated
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DeliveryUpload malicious PHP file
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ExploitServer stores file in uploads directory
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ExecutionRequest uploaded PHP file directly
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code on server
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 | Two concrete conditions must both hold for RCE: (1) the plugin's 'accepted file types' setting must be left empty - which the plugin documents as the method to accept all files, so this is a documented/expected configuration rather than an obscure misconfiguration - allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files including PHP; and (2) the web server must execute PHP from the uploads directory. The key limiting factor is condition (2): on hardened deployments where the uploads directory does not execute PHP (a common WordPress hardening practice), the arbitrary-upload flaw does not escalate to code execution, though malicious files can still be stored. Exploitation is unauthenticated and requires no user interaction when both conditions are met. |
| Impact | Signals are largely consistent in pointing to a serious but conditionally-triggered flaw. The supplied CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, C:H/I:H/A:H, base 9.8) describes an unauthenticated, network-reachable path to full compromise, and the vuln.today decision label is 'act_now', reinforcing high priority. However, the EPSS score is low (0.24%, 15th percentile), which is notably at odds with the 9.8 severity; this gap suggests that real-world mass exploitation has not yet materialized and that the 9.8 reflects worst-case impact rather than observed widespread attacks. This is not in CISA KEV, so there is no confirmation of active exploitation. Critically, the CVSS vector encodes AC:L/PR:N, yet the description shows that remote code execution is NOT universal: it requires the plugin's 'accepted file types' setting to be left empty AND the server to execute PHP from the uploads directory - a meaningful real-world limiter that the raw 9.8 score does not reflect. Net assessment: a genuine high priority for sites running this plugin in the vulnerable configuration (treat per the act_now label), but the low EPSS and configuration dependency mean it is likely targeted/opportunistic against specific vulnerable installs rather than indiscriminate at this time. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | On a WooCommerce checkout page using this plugin with the 'accepted file types' setting left empty (the documented way to accept all files), an unauthenticated attacker submits a malicious PHP file through the checkout file-upload field. If the server executes PHP from the uploads directory, the attacker then requests the uploaded file directly to trigger remote code execution. No public exploit was identified in the supplied data, though a WPScan advisory documents the issue. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files, including PHP, through the WordPress plugin Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce in every version before 2.4.0 whenever the plugin's 'accepted file types' setting is left empty - which the plugin itself documents as the way to accept all files, so this is an expected configuration rather than an exotic misconfiguration. Code execution follows only where the web server actually runs PHP from the uploads directory; on hosts that block PHP execution there, the flaw is limited to stored malicious files without RCE. Scoring is 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) with EPSS at 0.24% (15th percentile) and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the flaw is prioritized act_now given unauthenticated, no-interaction upload to potential RCE; the vendor has released a patch in 2.4.0.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: 2.4.0 - upgrade the Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce plugin to version 2.4.0 or later, which is the only complete fix, and verify the installed version in the WordPress plugins list after updating (see https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/08777aa1-6308-4e99-b2d0-5e43209aa6a6/). Because the flaw is only reached when the 'accepted file types' setting is empty, administrators who cannot update immediately can populate that setting with an explicit allow-list of the extensions actually needed (for example the specific document or image types the checkout flow requires); this removes the arbitrary-upload path but changes business behaviour, since any file type not listed will be rejected for customers. A second compensating control follows from the exploitation conditions: hardening the host so PHP is not executed from the WordPress uploads directory prevents uploaded PHP files from running, so the flaw degrades to file storage rather than code execution - with the trade-off that any legitimate component relying on executable content in uploads would break, and uploaded files should still be reviewed and removed. Given the act_now priority and unauthenticated, no-interaction exploitation path, treat exposed sites as urgent and hunt the uploads directory for unexpected .php files in the interim.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 1 package in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The target is a WordPress plugin that extends WooCommerce checkout with customer file uploads. The root cause is CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type): the plugin's file-type validation logic treats an empty 'accepted file types' setting as 'allow everything' instead of as a deny-by-default state, so no allow-list or extension/mime check is applied to incoming uploads. The upload path is reachable without authentication (CVSS vector PR:N/UI:N), meaning the plugin's front-end upload handler is exposed to anonymous visitors, and the validation gap sits on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering. The trigger beyond the empty setting, and the exact parsing/sanitisation steps applied to uploaded filenames, are not described in the available sources. RCE is conditional: it requires the web server or PHP-FPM configuration to execute .php files placed in the WordPress uploads directory; WordPress hardening guidance commonly disables PHP execution there, and on such deployments the impact is capped at storage of attacker-supplied files. No CPE strings were supplied with this record; the EUVD entry identifies the affected range as Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce 0 through <2.4.0.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Unauthenticated remote upload (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) yielding code execution gives C/I/A:H; AC:L retained because the enabling configuration is the vendor-documented default for accepting all files.
Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).
CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
The Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.4.0 does not validate uploaded file types when its accepted file types setting is left empty, which it documents as the way to accept all files, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files, including PHP files that lead to remote code execution on servers that execute PHP from the uploads directory.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-103688 is a critical vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce' (versions before 2.4.0) that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including PHP code. If the web server executes PHP from the uploads directory, this can lead to remote code execution, compromising the entire website and potentially exposing customer data, disrupting e-commerce operations, and damaging brand trust. Leadership should prioritize patching because this plugin is widely used and the default configuration is vulnerable.
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Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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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-2026-111699
GHSA-h6g6-j3rf-hcqm
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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