Vulnerability · Published Sep 18, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-16777Store Exporter <= 2.8.0 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read and Arbitrary File Deletion via 'filename' Parameter
Medium 4.9
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers from jkohlbach. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.0 via the 'filename' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with shop manager-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 |
|---|---|---|
| jkohlbach | Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers | 0 – through 2.8.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c664b2b3-7ecf-4bd7-8623-3e882acfd945?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-exporter/tags/2.8.0/includes/Abstracts/Abstract_Exporter.php#L396
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-exporter/tags/2.8.0/includes/Abstracts/Abstract_Exporter.php#L1011
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-exporter/tags/2.8.0/includes/Abstracts/Abstract_Exporter.php#L418
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-exporter/tags/2.8.0/includes/Classes/WP_Admin.php#L325
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3689535%40woocommerce-exporter&new=3689535%40woocommerce-exporter