CVE-2026-42725 | WordPress Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.2.5 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in WP Wham Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce checkout-files-upload-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 2.2.5.

Published: 2026-05-27 Last update: 2026-05-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-42725 is rated Low Risk (31.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-42725

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-02 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-05-27 0.04%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-42725

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
3.9 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-42725

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-42725

GHSA-8fmr-v9g7-jcmf · Severity: medium — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in WP Wham Checkout Files Upload...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-42725

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-42725

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