Path Traversal in Kilbot Wcpos – Point Of Sale (Pos) Plugin For Woocommerce

CVE-2026-16078

The WCPOS – Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.8 via the 'type' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with shop manager-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Successful exploitation requires supplying context=edit in the request, which bypasses the content-stripping logic in prepare_item_for_response() and returns the traversed file verbatim in the REST API response.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16078?
CVE-2026-16078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kilbot Wcpos – Point Of Sale (Pos) Plugin For Woocommerce, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-16078?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.