CVE-2017-18356 json
In the Automattic WooCommerce plugin before 3.2.4 for WordPress, an attack is possible after gaining access to the target site with a user…
published 2019-01-15 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9476
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Automattic WooCommerce plugin before 3.2.4 for WordPress, an attack is possible after gaining access to the target site with a user account that has at least Shop manager privileges. The attacker then constructs a specifically crafted string that will turn into a PHP object injection involving the includes/shortcodes/class-wc-shortcode-products.php WC_Shortcode_Products::get_products() use of cached queries within shortcodes.
Patch / fix
- woocommerce woocommerce 3.2.4
Exploit prediction
1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- blog.ripstech.com https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/woocommerce-php-object-injection/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
- Technology feeds
References
-
blog.ripstech.com
/2018/woocommerce-php-object-injection/
exploit, third-party-advisory
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woocommerce.wordpress.com
/2017/11/16/woocommerce-3-2-4-security-fix-release-notes/
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-18356
- NVD CVE-2017-18356
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