CVE-2019-20891: CSRF

Published Jun 19, 2020
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Updated

WooCommerce before 3.6.5, when it handles CSV imports of products, has a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue with resultant stored cross-site scripting (XSS) via includes/admin/importers/class-wc-product-csv-importer-controller.php.

Other sources

WooCommerce before 3.6.5, when it handles CSV imports of products, has a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue with resultant stored cross-site scripting (XSS) via includes/admin/importers/class-wc-product-csv-importer-controller.php.

NVD

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
composer/woocommerce/woocommerce<3.6.5
3.6.5
WooCommerce WooCommerce WordPress<3.6.5

Event History

Jun 19, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:35 PM
Description
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:21 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-20891?

CVE-2019-20891 is a vulnerability in WooCommerce before version 3.6.5 that allows for cross-site request forgery (CSRF) and resultant stored cross-site scripting (XSS) via CSV imports of products.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20891?

The severity of CVE-2019-20891 is rated as high, with a severity value of 8.8.

3

How does CVE-2019-20891 affect WooCommerce?

CVE-2019-20891 affects WooCommerce before version 3.6.5 when it handles CSV imports of products, allowing for CSRF attacks and stored XSS.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-20891?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-20891 on the following references: [1] https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/woocommerce-csrf-to-stored-xss/ [2] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/master/CHANGELOG.txt

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-20891?

To fix CVE-2019-20891, ensure that you have updated WooCommerce to version 3.6.5 or newer, which includes a patch for the vulnerability.

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