CVE-2026-3474
CVE-2026-3474 — EmailKit <= 1.6.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal via 'emailkit-editor-template' REST API Parameter
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…
Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, Wordfence
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
0%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
4.9
MEDIUM
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
None
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Affected scope
The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.
Vendors (1)
Products (1)
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | — | — | cvelistV5 |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-22
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /etc/passwd.
References
8 on the record
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d8c11ebc-5c83-46a2-a8dd-b838cd50ddc6?source=cve
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/trunk/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L49
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/tags/1.6.2/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L49
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/trunk/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L48
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/tags/1.6.2/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L48
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/trunk/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L50
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/emailkit/tags/1.6.2/includes/Admin/Api/TemplateData.php#L50
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3484455%40emailkit&new=3484455%40emailkit&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
reference
Elsewhere on this site
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.