Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-18356 |
CWE-ID | CWE-94 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
WooCommerce Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | WooCommerce |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU31163
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18356
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
In the Automattic WooCommerce plugin before 3.2.4 for WordPress, an attack is possible after gaining access to the target site with a user account that has at least Shop manager privileges. The attacker then constructs a specifically crafted string that will turn into a PHP object injection involving the includes/shortcodes/class-wc-shortcode-products.php WC_Shortcode_Products::get_products() use of cached queries within shortcodes.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWooCommerce: 3.2.0 - 3.2.3
External linkshttp://blog.ripstech.com/2018/woocommerce-php-object-injection/
http://woocommerce.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/woocommerce-3-2-4-security-fix-release-notes/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.