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title: "CVE-2026-87935: WordPress Paid Downloads - Unrestricted File Upload"
description: "WordPress Paid Downloads plugin <= 3.15 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by missing authorization and file type validation in admin_request_handler, letting unauthenticated attackers upload executable files and achieve remote code execution, exploit requires unauthenticated access to admin-post.php with is_admin() true."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-87935/
---

# CVE-2026-87935 WordPress Paid Downloads - Unrestricted File Upload

WordPress Paid Downloads plugin <= 3.15 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by missing authorization and file type validation in admin\_request\_handler, letting unauthenticated attackers upload executable files and achieve remote code execution, exploit requires unauthenticated access to admin-post.php with is\_admin() true.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.91% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87935)

## Details

Type

Unrestricted File Upload

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Unrestricted File Upload

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

17 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-434](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 3.15.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87935](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87935)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3f0251e5-e575-4662-b81d-72c106e92b50?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3f0251e5-e575-4662-b81d-72c106e92b50?source=cve)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L1036](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L1036)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L1902](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L1902)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L79](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L79)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L941](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paid-downloads/tags/3.15/paid-downloads.php#L941)

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