In the Automattic WooCommerce plugin before 3.2.4 for WordPress, an attack is possible…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:woocommerce:woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.2.4 | Vulnerable | WooCommerce |
- cpe:2.3:a:woocommerce:woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.2.4 Vulnerable ·WooCommerce
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18356
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwrr-q8r4-3hgf
References
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Sources
- CVE-2017-18356 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18356 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vwrr-q8r4-3hgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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