xTemos Woodmart Plugin up to 8.0.3 on WordPress Shortcode do_shortcode code injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in xTemos Woodmart Plugin up to 8.0.3 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function do_shortcode of the component Shortcode Handler. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-12333. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in xTemos Woodmart Plugin up to 8.0.3 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function do_shortcode of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Woodmart theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 8.0.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode through the woodmart_instagram_ajax_query AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

The weakness was published by Michael Mazzolini. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-12333 since 12/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/12/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• xTemos

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• Woodmart Plugin

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• 8.0.0
• 8.0.1
• 8.0.2
• 8.0.3

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