Medium severity · published Mar 20, 2026
CVE-2026-3474
EmailKit <= 1.6.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal via 'emailkit-editor-template' REST API Parameter
4.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The EmailKit – Email Customizer for WooCommerce & WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read via path traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3. This is due to the action() function in the TemplateData class passing user-supplied input from the 'emailkit-editor-template' REST API parameter directly to file_get_contents() without any path validation, sanitization, or restriction to an allowed directory. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access, to read arbitrary files on the server (such as /etc/passwd or wp-config.php) by supplying a traversal path. The file contents are stored as post meta and can subsequently be retrieved via the fetch-data REST API endpoint. Notably, the CheckForm class in the same plugin implements proper path validation using realpath() and directory restriction, demonstrating that the developer was aware of the risk but failed to apply the same protections to the TemplateData endpoint.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EE
EmailKit – Email Customizer for WooCommerce & WP · roxnor
through 1.6.3 · source: vendor
Affected product
EE
EmailKit – Email Customizer for WooCommerce & WP
roxnor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3474
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3474
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/tags/1.6.2/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L48
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/tags/1.6.2/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L49
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/tags/1.6.2/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L50
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/trunk/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L48
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/trunk/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L49
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/trunk/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L50
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