Vulnerability · Published Aug 16, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-15056StoreEngine <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Vendor+) Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Downloadable File URL
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More from kodezen. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 via the parse_file_path function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with vendor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kodezen | StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More | 0 – through 2.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9a866dfd-2374-4a66-9dee-b8bda47d1cc7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/1.10.0/addons/multi-vendor/role.php#L37
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/1.10.0/addons/multi-vendor/shortcode.php#L112
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/1.10.0/includes/classes/download-handler.php#L513
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/2.0.0/includes/classes/download-handler.php#L513
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/2.0.0/includes/classes/download-handler.php#L557
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/2.0.0/includes/classes/download-handler.php#L192
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/2.0.0/addons/multi-vendor/api/vendors.php#L281
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/2.0.0/addons/multi-vendor/api/vendors.php#L37
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/2.0.0/addons/multi-vendor/role.php#L37
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/2.0.0/addons/multi-vendor/shortcode.php#L112
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/1.10.0/includes/classes/download-handler.php#L557
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/1.10.0/includes/classes/download-handler.php#L192
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/1.10.0/addons/multi-vendor/api/vendors.php#L281
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/tags/1.10.0/addons/multi-vendor/api/vendors.php#L37
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3628877%40storeengine&new=3628877%40storeengine