CVE-2017-17058

7.5 HIGH
Published: November 29, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The WooCommerce plugin through 3.x for WordPress has a Directory Traversal Vulnerability via a /wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/templates/emails/plain/ URI, which accesses a parent directory. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that Directory Traversal is not possible because all of the template files have "if (!defined('ABSPATH')) {exit;}" code

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/issues/17964
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43196/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/ghdb/4613/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/issues/17964
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43196/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/ghdb/4613/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
42.9%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

automattic