Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-78371 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-78371 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-78371?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 5 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- WooCommerce File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 1.7.2 to 1.7.5.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-78371?
- Yes: fixed in 1.7.6. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-78371 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-78371?
- Check whether you run WooCommerce File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 1.7.6
Technical details
This is an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability in the file download functionality. The plugin fails to verify that the requesting user is the customer who originally uploaded the file, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass access controls by directly requesting files. An attacker needs only the file name and can enumerate or guess it to retrieve arbitrary customer uploads.
Affected products
- WooCommerce File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 1.7.2 to 1.7.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02: disclosed
- 2026-10-05: advisory