CVE-2017-18356

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.57% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory ripstech.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/woocommerce-php-object-injection/ third party advisory exploit
https://woocommerce.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/woocommerce-3-2-4-security-fix-release-notes/ release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18356?
CVE-2017-18356 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-18356?
To fix CVE-2017-18356, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-18356 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-18356 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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