#VU3221 Cross-site scripting in WooCommerce


Published: 2017-01-04 | Updated: 2017-01-04

Vulnerability identifier: #VU3221

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10112

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
WooCommerce
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: WooCommerce

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability in WooCommerce WordPress plugin is caused by incorrect filtration of tax-rate table values passed in CSV format. A remote attacker can trick the victim to upload a specially crafted csv file and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in administrator’s browser in security 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.


Mitigation
Update to version 2.6.9.

Vulnerable software versions

WooCommerce: 2.6.0 - 2.6.8


External links
http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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