CVE-2018-20714 describes a File Deletion vulnerability in the logging system of the Automattic WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 3.4.6. This flaw allows an authenticated shop manager to delete the woocommerce.php file, bypassing privilege checks and enabling privilege escalation to an administrator role. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, leading to high impact on integrity and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:woocommerce:woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.