CVE-2026-87935
The Paid Downloads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 3.15 via the admin_request_handler function. This is due to missing authorization and file type validation in the admin_request_handler function, which is reachable unauthenticated via is_admin() returning true for /wp-admin/admin-post.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible. On Apache servers where AllowOverride is enabled, an .htaccess file placed in the upload directory may block direct HTTP retrieval of uploaded files, limiting exploitability to stacks that do not honor .htaccess directives such as nginx, LiteSpeed, and Apache with AllowOverride None.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.91%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 59
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 % - Impacto principal
T1505.003Web Shellpersistence90 % - Impacto secundario
T1059.007JavaScriptexecution85 %
Aplicación web vulnerable a carga de archivos ejecutables sin autenticación (CWE-434), accesible vía /wp-admin/admin-post.php permitiendo web shell y RCE en servidores nginx/LiteSpeed.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-434
Referencias
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L1036
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L1902
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L79
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L941
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3f0251e5-e575-4662-b81d-72c106e92b50?source=cve
JSON original (NVD)
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