SQL Injection in Automattic Woocommerce Blocks

CVE-2021-32789

woocommerce-gutenberg-products-block is a feature plugin for WooCommerce Gutenberg Blocks. An SQL injection vulnerability impacts all WooCommerce sites running the WooCommerce Blocks feature plugin between version 2.5.0 and prior to version 2.5.16. Via a carefully crafted URL, an exploit can be executed against the `wc/store/products/collection-data?calculate_attribute_counts[][taxonomy]` endpoint that allows the execution of a read only sql query. There are patches for many versions of this package, starting with version 2.5.16. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.172 (96.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32789?
CVE-2021-32789 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automattic Woocommerce Blocks, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-32789?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-32789 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.