CVE-2026-16078 json
WCPOS <= 1.9.8 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'type' Parameter
published 2026-07-23 3 mo ago modified 2026-07-23 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-47928
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.8 via the 'type' 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. Successful exploitation requires supplying context=edit in the request, which bypasses the content-stripping logic in prepare_item_for_response() and returns the traversed file verbatim in the REST API response.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- kilbot WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0148c70f-38e4-43d9-994e-f2b01dd168a1?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/woocommerce-pos/tags/1.9.7/includes/API/Templates_Controller.php#L446
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/woocommerce-pos/tags/1.9.7/includes/Templates.php#L481
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/woocommerce-pos/tags/1.9.7/includes/Templates.php#L445
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/woocommerce-pos/tags/1.9.7/includes/API/Templates_Controller.php#L1497
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&old=3612715%40woocommerce-pos&new=3612715%40woocommerce-pos
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-16078
- NVD CVE-2026-16078
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