Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify WordPress store with vulnerable plugin active
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DeliverySend unauthenticated HTTP request with path traversal payload
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ExploitEscape plugin directory via '../' sequences
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ExecutionDownload arbitrary server-readable files
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PersistExtract wp-config.php database credentials
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ImpactAccess WordPress database or escalate privileges
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The Extra Product Options & Add-Ons for WooCommerce plugin must be installed and active on a WordPress site running WooCommerce, with a plugin version below 7.6. No authentication is required - exploitation is fully unauthenticated per the CVSS vector PR:N. No special network position is needed; any internet-connected attacker can target public-facing WooCommerce stores. Exploitation is limited to environments where the plugin is actively installed (not merely present as a file); deactivated plugins do not register the vulnerable endpoint. The web server process must have read access to the targeted files (e.g., wp-config.php), which is standard in default WordPress deployments. No non-default configuration is required to be vulnerable. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) accurately reflects the real-world risk profile: network-reachable, trivially exploitable, requiring no authentication or user interaction, and yielding high confidentiality impact. The primary danger is exposure of wp-config.php, which contains database credentials, authentication keys, and salts - enabling lateral movement into the WordPress database and potentially full site takeover. No EPSS score was provided in the intelligence package, limiting probabilistic exploitation forecasting. This is not a KEV-listed vulnerability and no POC has been identified, which moderately reduces immediate urgency compared to actively exploited counterparts. However, unauthenticated path traversal on a public-facing WooCommerce store with no complexity barriers represents a realistic, high-impact threat - particularly since WooCommerce stores process payment data and customer PII. The absence of integrity and availability impact in the CVSS vector is consistent with a read-only file download primitive, but confidentiality compromise alone is severe in this deployment context. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker identifies a public WooCommerce store running the vulnerable plugin version by fingerprinting the plugin path or version metadata. The attacker sends a crafted HTTP GET request to a plugin-exposed file download endpoint, embedding path traversal sequences in the filename or path parameter to escape the plugin directory and target wp-config.php. Successful exploitation returns the raw contents of wp-config.php, disclosing the database host, name, username, and password, enabling the attacker to directly connect to the WordPress database or use the credentials for further lateral movement. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026
Unauthenticated arbitrary file download in the Extra Product Options & Add-Ons for WooCommerce plugin (all versions prior to 7.6) allows any remote attacker without credentials to traverse directory paths and retrieve arbitrary files from the web server, including highly sensitive files such as wp-config.php containing database credentials and secret keys. Rooted in CWE-22 path traversal, the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms zero-barrier network exploitation with high confidentiality impact. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the Extra Product Options & Add-Ons for WooCommerce plugin to version 7.6 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch per the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woocommerce-tm-extra-product-options/vulnerability/wordpress-extra-product-options-add-ons-for-woocommerce-plugin-7-6-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability). The exact patched version is confirmed as 7.6 by the EUVD affected versions data. If immediate patching is not possible, consider temporarily deactivating the plugin to eliminate the attack surface, accepting the trade-off of losing product option functionality for store visitors. As a compensating control, restrict access to the WordPress installation directory at the web server or WAF layer by blocking requests containing path traversal patterns (e.g., '../', '%2e%2e%2f') targeting plugin endpoints - though this is not a substitute for patching. Ensure wp-config.php is hardened per WordPress best practices (moved above the web root or access-blocked via server rules) to reduce the consequence of any successful file read.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is a classic CWE-22 (Path Traversal) flaw within a WordPress plugin developed by Themecomplete, as identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:themecomplete:extra_product_options_&_add-ons_for_woocommerce. The plugin extends WooCommerce - the dominant e-commerce platform for WordPress - by providing additional product option fields and add-on configurations at the store level. Path traversal vulnerabilities arise when user-controlled input is used to construct file system paths without proper sanitization or containment to an allowed directory. In this case, the plugin exposes a file download mechanism that fails to restrict the target path, allowing sequences such as '../' to escape the intended directory and access arbitrary files readable by the web server process. Because WordPress installations are widely accessible over HTTP and WooCommerce stores are inherently public-facing, an unauthenticated request is sufficient to trigger the flaw.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-accessible with no authentication, complexity, or interaction barriers; impact is confidentiality-only as file download does not modify or disrupt server state.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download in Extra Product Options & Add-Ons for WooCommerce < 7.6 versions.
Executive ViewAI
The Extra Product Options & Add-Ons plugin for WooCommerce (versions before 7.6) exposes a data breach vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access database credentials, encryption keys, and customer information. Every WooCommerce storefront using this plugin is vulnerable to credential theft and potential database compromise without immediate action. Patching to version 7.6 is critical to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive business data and customer records.
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
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