CVE-2026-17605 Path traversal in Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid
Administrators can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the GetPaid plugin to execute arbitrary PHP code or read sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-17605?
CVE-2026-17605 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in stiofansisland Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid, published on 1 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.56 via the getpaid_payment_form_element function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17605?
How do I fix CVE-2026-17605?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-17605 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17605 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw6j-6h33-fv96.