WCPOS <= 1.9.8 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'type' Parameter
| CVE | CVE-2026-16078 |
|---|---|
| CVSS | 6.5 (Medium) |
| Publicly Published | July 22, 2026 |
| Last Updated | July 23, 2026 |
| Researcher |
Wordfence PRISM
- Wordfence
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Description
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.
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Vulnerability Details for WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug | woocommerce-pos (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 1.9.9, or a newer patched version |
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Recent vulnerabilities in WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce
| # | Title | CVE ID | CVSS | Researchers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce <= 1.8.14 - Missing Authorization | CVE-2026-52711 | Nguyen Ba Khanh | June 15, 2026 | |
| 2 | WooCommerce POS <= 1.7.8 - Missing Authorization | CVE-2025-48117 | Marek Mikita | May 16, 2025 | |
| 3 | WooCommerce POS <= 1.4.11 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity to Authenticated (Customer+) Information Disclosure | CVE-2024-2384 | Lucio Sá | March 19, 2024 |
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