Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-4947

CVE-2023-4947:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WooCommerce EAN Payment Gateway plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2023-4947) due to a missing capability check on the refreshorderean_data AJAX action in versions up to 6.1.0. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by István Márton from Wordfence (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from a missing authorization check in the plugin's AJAX functionality. Specifically, the refreshorderean_data AJAX action lacks proper capability verification, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to modify EAN numbers for orders. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to unauthorized modify EAN numbers for orders in the WooCommerce system. This could potentially lead to disruption of order processing and payment systems that rely on accurate EAN numbers (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to version 6.1.0 or later of the WooCommerce EAN Payment Gateway plugin to address this vulnerability (Plugin Page).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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