vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: woo-order-export-lite: CVE-2024-45293: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 7, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026

Description

The security scanner that prevents XXE attacks in the XLSX reader can be bypassed by slightly modifying the XML structure, utilizing white spaces. On servers that allow users to upload their own Excel (XLSX) sheets, Server files, and sensitive information can be disclosed by providing a crafted sheet.

Solution

woo-order-export-lite-plugin-cve-2024-45293
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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