CVE-2022-3762

Booster Elite for WooCommerce < 1.1.7 - Authenticated (Admin/Shop Manager+) Arbitrary File Download

2022-10-31 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.1.7
Affected Plugin: Booster Elite for WooCommerce
Affected Version: < 1.1.7
CVSS: 4.9Medium
Weakness type: CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE: CVE-2022-3762

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At a glance

CVE-2022-3762 is a medium-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Booster Elite for WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 1.1.7. It carries a CVSS score of 4.9 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Admin/Shop Manager level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.1.7; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2022, reported by WPScanTeam.

Vulnerability Overview

The Booster Elite for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Download in versions up to, but not including, 1.1.7. This makes it possible for administrator-level attackers to download files from the website, leading to the extraction of sensitive user or configuration data.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Reaching this weakness in Booster Elite for WooCommerce < 1.1.7 takes an account at Admin/Shop Manager level or above. Path traversal happens when user-controlled text is used to build a filesystem path without being constrained to an intended directory, so sequences like ../ walk the resolved path somewhere else.

Depending on the operation, it means reading files outside the intended folder — wp-config.php being the usual target — or writing to and deleting paths the web server can touch. For Booster Elite for WooCommerce the fix is 1.1.7: builds < 1.1.7 are affected, anything from 1.1.7 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.1.7, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Admin/Shop Manager access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Booster Elite for WooCommerce 1.1.7 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3762 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7c1e63df-d326-40bf-a428-fdb11150e8d1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3762

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Booster Elite for WooCommerce

CVSS Vector

4.9

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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