CVE-2018-20714

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-01-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

Automattic WooCommerce: before 3.4.6 — fixed in 3.4.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Automattic WooCommerce 3.4.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/wordpress-design-flaw-leads-to-woocommerce-rce/
https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/wordpress-design-flaw-leads-to-woocommerce-rce/

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