Description

WordPress Plugin WooCommerce is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to bypass the expected capabilities check and perform otherwise restricted actions; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin WooCommerce version 3.5.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 3.5.1 or latest

References

https://www.ripstech.com/php-security-calendar-2018/#day-13

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Privilege Escalation