CVE-2016-10112 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.8 Published 4 Jan 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via crafted CSV tax-rate values in the WooCommerce plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-10112?

CVE-2016-10112 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WooCommerce plugin before 2.6.9 for WordPress allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by providing crafted tax-rate table values in CSV format.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10112?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Woocommerce Woocommerce.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-10112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-929q-4qhw-gx56.