WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails <= 4.9.40 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload in Template Editing

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2023-33318
CVSS Critical (9.9)
Publicly Published May 22, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Rafie Muhammad
Description

The WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the template editing functionality in versions up to, and including, 4.9.40. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Follow-Up Emails Manager permissions and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug woocommerce-follow-up-emails (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.9.40
Patched Version
  • 4.9.50
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