CVE-2026-12476: Easy Digital Downloads (WordPress plugin) · Unrestricted File Upload
Affects Easy Digital Downloads (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 67% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| smubEasy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict Shop Manager and higher privileges to trusted users only. Monitor for updates from the vendor or plugin maintainers and apply patches promptly once released.
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.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b0c8edd-b392-4d23-bde3-0521eeedc5a0?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.8/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.8/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.8/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.7/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.7/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-digital-downloads/tags/3.6.7/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3625073/easy-digital-downloads/trunk/includes/admin/import/import-functions.php?old=3577787&old_path=easy-digital-downloads%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fadmin%2Fimport%2Fimport-functions.php (opens in a new tab)