WowStore WooCommerce Product Blocks SQL Injection Vulnerability

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 4.4.3. The vulnerability arises from inadequate escaping of user-supplied data in the 'search' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject additional SQL queries. This exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information within the database.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, where attackers can manipulate database queries to extract or potentially modify sensitive information.

Reproduction

To reproduce this vulnerability, send a request to the WordPress site with the 'search' parameter included. The absence of proper input sanitization allows for the injection of malicious SQL code, which could be executed by the database.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce plugin to version 4.4.4 or later.