# CVE-2024-3962: Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce <= 32.0.18 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via ppom_upload_file

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files to achieve remote code execution if the PPOM Pro plugin and a specific product field are configured.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3q47-w545-wgfv

## What is CVE-2024-3962?

CVE-2024-3962 is a critical vulnerability in themeisle PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce, published on 26 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the ppom_upload_file function in all versions up to, and including, 32.0.18. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. Successful exploitation requires the PPOM Pro plugin to be installed along with a WooCommerce product that contains a file upload field to retrieve the correct nonce.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3962?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themeisle Product Addons \& Fields for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3962?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3962 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in themeisle PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce

- [CVE-2023-2256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2256/): Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce < 32.0.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-35728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35728/): WordPress Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce plugin <= 32.0.20 - Content Injection vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-1839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1839/): Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce < 32.0.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3962 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3962 is a critical vulnerability in themeisle PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce, published on 26 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: themeisle PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3962/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3962/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3962
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3962
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3962

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3962/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.