Kadence WP WooCommerce Email Designer Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing unrestricted file upload has been identified in the Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer plugin for WordPress, affecting versions through 1.5.14. This vulnerability could be exploited to upload a web shell to the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control over the website.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to upload any type of file to the website, including backdoors that could be executed to gain further access.

Remediation

Users of the Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer plugin should update to version 1.5.15 or later to address this vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.