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CVE-2026-16777: Store Exporter <= 2.8.0 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read and Arbitrary File Deletion via 'filename' Parameter

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-18 · updated 2026-09-18
• Weakness: CWE-22

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

• jkohlbach Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers: through 2.8.0

References

• 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#L396
• 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
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c664b2b3-7ecf-4bd7-8623-3e882acfd945?source=cve

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