CVE-2026-57709
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in WP Swings Membership For WooCommerce membership-for-woocommerce allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Membership For WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 3.1.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Membership For WooCommerce plugin by WP Swings contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) that allows attackers to access files outside the intended restricted directory through manipulated file path inputs. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.1.0, and with a CVSS score of 8.6, it poses a significant risk allowing potential unauthorized file disclosure.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Membership For WooCommerce plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Membership For WooCommerce' by WP Swings, or check the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder named membership-for-woocommerceAffected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Membership For WooCommerce, and note the version number displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, check the main plugin file (such as membership-for-woocommerce.php) for the version constantAffected if The version is 3.1.0 or lower (all versions up to and including 3.1.0 are affected)
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Confirm plugin is active on the siteIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify that Membership For WooCommerce shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive'Affected if The plugin is activated and accessible to the web application
If Membership For WooCommerce is installed, activated, and running version 3.1.0 or lower, the environment is affected by this path traversal vulnerability
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of Membership For WooCommerce once available, or implement strict input validation and file access controls on the web server to prevent directory traversal attempts. Restrict file access to intended directories only.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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