# CVE-2026-14352: AR for WooCommerce <= 8.40 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'file' Parameter

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server via a path traversal vulnerability in the AR for WooCommerce plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r26p-86pc-qqj4

## What is CVE-2026-14352?

CVE-2026-14352 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in webandprint AR for WooCommerce, published on 3 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The AR for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 8.40 via the 'file' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The three intended access controls all fail: valid nonces are freely minted by unauthenticated callers via the nopriv ar_get_fresh_nonce and ar_process_user_image AJAX handlers; the AES-256-CBC encryption key is derived from get_option('ar_licence_key'), which returns false on default free installations and yields a predictable key attackers can use to encrypt their own path payloads; and the Referer check is trivially bypassed because the Referer header is attacker-controlled.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14352?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14352?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14352 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14352 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14352 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in webandprint AR for WooCommerce, published on 3 Jul 2026. 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-2026-14352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: webandprint AR 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-2026-14352/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14352/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14352
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14352
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14352

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14352/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.