CVE-2026-14500 json
Bulk Order Update for WooCommerce <= 1.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via 'csv_url' Parameter
published 4mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-42175
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Bulk Order Update for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in versions up to, and including, 1.6. This is due to the bouw_fetch_csv_data() AJAX handler being registered on the wp_ajax_nopriv_ hook with no capability or nonce check, and passing the attacker-supplied csv_url POST parameter — filtered only by esc_url_raw() (which leaves absolute filesystem paths intact) and validate_file() (which only rejects '..' traversal patterns) — directly into fopen()/fgetcsv() and reflecting the first parsed line in the JSON response. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the first line of arbitrary files on the server (such as /etc/passwd) and to use the handler as a file-existence oracle.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- sayantandas20 Bulk Order Update for WooCommerce
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3aa1f74-6372-4abe-894b-07ad3e81ea81?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/bulk-order-update-for-woocommerce/tags/1.6/inc/plugin-html.php#L33
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/bulk-order-update-for-woocommerce/tags/1.6/inc/plugin-html.php#L23
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/bulk-order-update-for-woocommerce/tags/1.6/inc/plugin-html.php#L48
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-14500
- NVD CVE-2026-14500
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