WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Customer Area < 8.3.5 - Authenticated (Custom+) Path Traversal

Description

The WP Customer Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 8.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Custom-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
customer-area
Fixed in 8.3.5

References

CVE
CVE-2026-42661
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d731f7bf-d2de-4f5f-8c4a-627713bec348

Classification

Type
LFI
OWASP top 10
A1: Injection
CWE
CWE-22
CVSS
5.3 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
iamlooper
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
9ce9f2c1-b865-4f88-a366-5565bfbfccaf

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-05-01 (about 13 days ago)
Added
2026-05-04 (about 9 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-05-04 (about 9 days ago)

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