Webkul QloApps up to 1.7.0 admin/ajax.php getEmailHTML email path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Webkul QloApps up to 1.7.0. This issue affects the function getEmailHTML of the file admin/ajax.php. This manipulation of the argument email causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-93988. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in Webkul QloApps up to 1.7.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getEmailHTML of the file admin/ajax.php. The manipulation of the argument email with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

QloApps through 1.7.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the getEmailHTML action of admin/ajax.php that allows authenticated back-office users to read arbitrary files. Attackers can supply relative path sequences in the email parameter to bypass directory restrictions and access sensitive files including database credentials and configuration data.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-93988 since 09/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Webkul

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• QloApps

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7.0

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