CVE-2022-46802

Product Reviews Import Export for WooCommerce <= 1.4.8 - CSV Injection

2022-12-09 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.4.9
Affected Plugin: Product Reviews Import Export for WooCommerce
Affected Version: <= 1.4.8
CVSS: 4.8Medium
Weakness type: CWE-1236 · Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
CVE: CVE-2022-46802

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At a glance

CVE-2022-46802 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File vulnerability in the Product Reviews Import Export for WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.4.8. It carries a CVSS score of 4.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The issue is fixed in version 1.4.9; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed December 2022, reported by Kévin Mosbahi (Mika).

Vulnerability Overview

The Product Reviews Import Export for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.4.8. This allows attackers to embed untrusted input into exported CSV files, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed.

CWE-1236: Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

The product saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by a spreadsheet product.

Remediation

Update to version 1.4.9, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Product Reviews Import Export for WooCommerce: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Product Reviews Import Export for WooCommerce 1.4.9 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-2022-46802 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e6650eb7-143f-4c8f-b18f-056fc82972fc https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46802

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CVSS Vector

4.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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