Description
The StoreEngine – Powerful WordPress eCommerce Plugin for Payments, Memberships, Affiliates, Sales & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the import() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kodezen | StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More | ≤ 1.5.0 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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d0n601/CVE-2025-9216 ★ 0 · Aug 19, 2025
StoreEngine – Powerful WordPress eCommerce Plugin for Payments, Memberships, Affiliates, Sales & More <= 1.4.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7f8cc393-4d6f-4d15-ad95-d4a89dfe433c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storeengine/trunk/addons/csv/ajax/import.php#L52
- https://github.com/d0n601/CVE-2025-9216
- https://ryankozak.com/posts/cve-2025-9216/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3360097/storeengine/trunk/addons/csv/ajax/import.php