High severity · published Jul 29, 2026
CVE-2026-12476
Easy Digital Downloads <= 3.6.9 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Arbitrary File Upload via 'edd-import-file' Parameter
7.2
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Easy Digital Downloads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to and including 3.6.9. This is due to insufficient file type validation in the edd_do_ajax_import_file_upload() function , which only checks the client-supplied $_FILES['edd-import-file']['type'] Content-Type header against an allow-list of CSV mime types, then uses raw move_uploaded_file() (bypassing wp_handle_upload()'s core MIME enforcement) to write the file under its original extension into the web-accessible wp-content/uploads/edd/exports/ directory. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ED
Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy · smub
through 3.6.9 · source: vendor
Affected product
ED
Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy
smub
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12476
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12476
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.7/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L68
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.7/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L87
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.7/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L92
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.8/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L68
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.8/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L87
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.8/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php#L92
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