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CVE-2017-18356

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.0
Published
January 15, 2019
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-94
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • woocommerce woocommerce — Before 3.2.4

References

  • blog.ripstech.com https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/woocommerce-php-object-injection/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • woocommerce.wordpress.com https://woocommerce.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/woocommerce-3-2-4-security-fix-release-notes/ Release Notes
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record