CVE-2024-35777

WooCommerce <= 8.9.2 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Content Injection

2024-06-27 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 9.0.0
Affected Plugin: WooCommerce
Affected Version: <= 8.9.2
CVSS: 2.7Low
Weakness type: CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVE: CVE-2024-35777

At a glance

CVE-2024-35777 is a low-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in the WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 8.9.2. It carries a CVSS score of 2.7 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Shop Manager level or above. The issue is fixed in version 9.0.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2024, reported by SavPhill (Savphill).

Vulnerability Overview

The WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to content injection in all versions up to, and including, 8.9.2. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting/validating content. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to inject arbitrary content.

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.

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Remediation

Update to version 9.0.0, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs 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: WooCommerce 9.0.0 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-2024-35777 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee8436c2-3dda-481c-92b3-cc2ba8fc1993 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35777

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in WooCommerce

CVSS Vector

2.7

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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