#VU29209 Cross-site scripting in WooCommerce
Published: June 23, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29209
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WooCommerce
WooCommerce
Software vendor:
WooCommerce
WooCommerce
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in SelectWoo. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10282/
- https://woocommerce.wordpress.com/2020/06/22/woocommerce-4-2-1-security-and-fix-release/
- https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/commit/40f7c2d474e242440b2fb9a886353f5a8772a210
- https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/commit/14a26aca2cde9c81ade02bdc6dd0a34e184a4202
- https://github.com/woocommerce/selectWoo/releases/tag/1.0.7