#VU31163 Code Injection in WooCommerce - CVE-2017-18356
Published: January 15, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31163
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18356
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WooCommerce
WooCommerce
Software vendor:
WooCommerce
WooCommerce
Description
The 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.