DHL Shipping label files can be downloaded directly on nginx
DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce before 4.0.1 relies on an Apache .htaccess file to deny access to its shipping-label storage directory. Servers that do not honor .htaccess, including nginx unless separately configured, can therefore serve labels directly to unauthenticated visitors. Predictable filenames allow label discovery and expose customer names and postal addresses. This unscored record received deeper review because it provides an unauthenticated sensitive-file disclosure primitive; the CNA does not disclose the directory path or exact filename pattern.
- Component
- DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce
- Plugin slug
dhl-shipping-germany-for-woocommerce- Affected
- < 4.0.1
- Safe version
4.0.1- Published
- Aug 05, 2026
This CVE was published Aug 05, 2026 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce to 4.0.1 or later. Treat shipping labels stored by earlier releases as potentially exposed on servers that did not enforce the directory restriction, and review access logs and customer-notification obligations as appropriate.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not protect its shipping-label storage directory with server-independent access control, relying only on an Apache .htaccess file, so on a web server that does not honor .htaccess (such as nginx) an unauthenticated visitor can download stored shipping labels (each containing a customer's name and postal address) by requesting predictable filenames.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N