What is CVE-2018-20714?

CVE-2018-20714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Woocommerce, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-20714?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-20714 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Woocommerce

CVE-2018-20714

The logging system of the Automattic WooCommerce plugin before 3.4.6 for WordPress is vulnerable to a File Deletion vulnerability. This allows deletion of woocommerce.php, which leads to certain privilege checks not being in place, and therefore a shop manager can escalate privileges to admin.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.018 (76.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Woocommerce
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20714?: CVE-2018-20714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Woocommerce, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-20714?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-20714 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.