CVE-2024-13472
Wcproducttable Woocommerce Product Table ≤ 3.9.5
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LSummary
CVE-2024-13472 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Wcproducttable Woocommerce Product Table. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked at the 44th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-13472 affects the WooCommerce Product Table Lite plugin for WordPress in all versions up to and including 3.9.4. The vulnerability enables arbitrary shortcode execution due to insufficient validation of the 'sc_attrs' parameter before passing it to the do_shortcode function. Additionally, the same parameter is susceptible to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) and maps to CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code).
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely with low complexity by sending crafted requests containing malicious shortcodes or XSS payloads in the 'sc_attrs' parameter. Successful exploitation of arbitrary shortcode execution could allow attackers to run PHP code or other shortcodes available on the target site, potentially leading to site compromise depending on the site's configuration and installed plugins. The Reflected XSS component enables theft of session cookies or other client-side attacks against site visitors.
Advisories from sources like Wordfence recommend updating to a patched version of the plugin, as indicated by the changeset 3231930 in the plugin's Trac repository, which addresses the validation issue around line 1843 in main.php. Security practitioners should review the plugin's developers page on WordPress.org for the latest stable release and apply updates immediately on affected sites.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51621
Vulnerability Data
The The WooCommerce Product Table Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.4. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate…
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a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. The same 'sc_attrs' parameter is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting as well.
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation finds code paths that accept and execute externally influenced strings.
Input validation directly stops untrusted data from being used to construct executable code without neutralization.
Least privilege limits the damage an injected code fragment can perform once executed.
Requiring documented secure development standards and tools enforces use of safe code-generation APIs and escaping.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).
PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Banning unapproved code samples and unauthenticated web services, combined with secure-coding standards and SAST, prevents the dynamic generation or inclusion of attacker-supplied code.
Controls that restrict unauthorized or malicious code from being introduced via external networks or removable media limit opportunities for an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code.