CVE - CVE-2023-6979

CVE-ID
CVE-2023-6979	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The Customer Reviews for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the ivole_import_upload_csv AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 5.38.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
References
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MISC:https://drive.proton.me/urls/K4R2HDQBS0#iuTPm3NqZEdz URL:https://drive.proton.me/urls/K4R2HDQBS0#iuTPm3NqZEdz MISC:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/customer-reviews-woocommerce/trunk/includes/import-export/class-cr-reviews-importer.php#L35 URL:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/customer-reviews-woocommerce/trunk/includes/import-export/class-cr-reviews-importer.php#L35 MISC:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3016708%40customer-reviews-woocommerce&new=3016708%40customer-reviews-woocommerce&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= URL:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3016708%40customer-reviews-woocommerce&new=3016708%40customer-reviews-woocommerce&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= MISC:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3018507%40customer-reviews-woocommerce&new=3018507%40customer-reviews-woocommerce&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= URL:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3018507%40customer-reviews-woocommerce&new=3018507%40customer-reviews-woocommerce&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= MISC:https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4af801db-44a6-4cd3-bd1a-3125490c8c48?source=cve URL:https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4af801db-44a6-4cd3-bd1a-3125490c8c48?source=cve
Assigning CNA
Wordfence
Date Record Created
20231220	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20231220)
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