WooCommerce <= 6.2.0 - Path Traversal via Tax Importer

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE Not available
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published February 22, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug woocommerce (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 6.2.0
Patched Version
  • 6.2.1
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