WooCommerce <= 6.2.0 - Path Traversal via Tax Importer
Strategic Overview
Vulnerability Overview
The WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to path traversal via the 'file_url' parameter found in the importers functionality in versions up to, and including, 6.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with high-level permissions such as an administrator, to access files outside of the intended directory when performing an import.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.2.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
External References
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