Threat Encyclopedia
WooCommerce.Photoswipe.Caption.XSS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce.
The vulnerability is caused by inadequate filtering in the image caption. It allows users with contributor or higher permission to change image caption by uploading a crafted image file to insert arbitrary HTML/Javascript into WooCommerce pages. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to execute arbitrary script code within the context of the application.
Affected Products
WooCommerce 3.5.4 and earlier versions
Impact
System Compromise : Remote attackers can execute arbitrary script code within the context of the target user's browser
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version, available from the website.
https://woocommerce.wordpress.com/2019/02/20/woocommerce-3-5-5-security-fix-release/