WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2022-4047 Modified

Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce: A security weakness

Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce
Plugin slug
return-refund-and-exchange-for-woocommerce
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 26, 2022
Weakness
Not assigned

This CVE was published Dec 26, 2022 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.0.9 does not validate attachment files to be uploaded via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, which could allow them to upload arbitrary files such as PHP and lead to RCE

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources