Path traversal in WooCommerce - CVE-2018-20714
Published: January 15, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31166
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20714
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WooCommerce
Affected software:
WooCommerce
WooCommerce
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
The logging system of the Automattic WooCommerce plugin before 3.4.6 for WordPress is vulnerable to a File Deletion vulnerability. This allows deletion of woocommerce.php, which leads to certain privilege checks not being in place, and therefore a shop manager can escalate privileges to admin.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-20714
Install update from vendor's website.