CVE-2023-5957: ni purchase order\(po\) for woocommerce vulnerability

CVE-2023-5957: high vulnerability affecting ni purchase order\(po\) for woocommerce. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator.
CVE-2023-5957CVSS 7.2CMS

CVE-2023-5957: ni purchase order\(po\) for woocommerce vulnerability

CVE-2023-5957: high vulnerability affecting ni purchase order\(po\) for woocommerce. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator.

CVSS
7.2 HIGH
EPSS
56.98%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
ni purchase order\(po\) for woocommerce

What is known

The Ni Purchase Order(PO) For WooCommerce WordPress plugin through 1.2.1 does not validate logo and signature image files uploaded in the settings, allowing high privileged user to upload arbitrary files to the web server, triggering an RCE vulnerability by uploading a web shell.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-5957, a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) affecting ni purchase order\(po\) for woocommerce, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether ni purchase order\(po\) for woocommerce is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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