CVE-2018-8711
The vulnerability is due to the lack of args/input validation on render_html before allowing it to be called by extract(), a PHP built-in function.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A local file inclusion issue was discovered in the WooCommerce Products Filter (aka WOOF) plugin before 2.2.0 for WordPress, as demonstrated by the shortcode parameter in a woof_redraw_woof action. The vulnerability is due to the lack of args/input validation on render_html before allowing it to be called by extract(), a PHP built-in function. Because of this, the supplied args/input can be used to overwrite the $pagepath variable, which then could lead to a local file inclusion attack.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.92% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- woocommerce-filter/woocommerce products filter
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/arbitrary-shortcode-execution-local-file-inclusion-in-woof-pluginus-net/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-products-filter/#developersRelease Notes
- https://www.woocommerce-filter.com/update-woocommerce-products-filter-v-2-2-0/Vendor Advisory
- https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/arbitrary-shortcode-execution-local-file-inclusion-in-woof-pluginus-net/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-products-filter/#developersRelease Notes
- https://www.woocommerce-filter.com/update-woocommerce-products-filter-v-2-2-0/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.