Preview E-Mails for WooCommerce <= 1.6.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

2021-11-18 16:38

Chloe Chamberland

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.0.0

Affected PluginPreview E-mails for WooCommerce

Affected Version<= 1.6.8

CVSS6.1Medium

CVECVE-2021-42363

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Vulnerability Overview

The Preview E-Mails for WooCommerce WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the search_order parameter found in the ~/views/form.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.6.8.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.0.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42363 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0de5502-20a4-4436-89c6-ef42b8b40c08

CVSS Vector

6.1

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

Base

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

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