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WP Customer Area <= 8.3.4 - Authenticated (Custom+) Path Traversal

CVE-2026-42661 · customer-area

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Vulnerability: WP Customer Area <= 8.3.4 - Authenticated (Custom+) Path Traversal
Affected software: customer-area(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 8.3.4
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Directory traversal
CVE: CVE-2026-42661
Published: 1 May 2026
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow reading or writing files outside intended directories.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory d731f7bf-d2de-4f5f-8c4a-627713bec348). Methodology and redistribution notes

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