An issue in WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress (versions 5.6.1 and lower) allows an unauthenticated attacker to send requests on behalf of an elevated user, like administrator. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain admin access on a site that has the affected version of the plugin activated.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woocommerce_payments | Automattic | 4.8.0 (including) | 4.8.2 (excluding) |
| Woocommerce_payments | Automattic | 5.0.0 (including) | 5.0.4 (excluding) |
| Woocommerce_payments | Automattic | 5.1.0 (including) | 5.1.3 (excluding) |
| Woocommerce_payments | Automattic | 5.2.0 (including) | 5.2.2 (excluding) |
| Woocommerce_payments | Automattic | 5.5.0 (including) | 5.5.2 (excluding) |
| Woopayments | Automattic | 5.6.0 (including) | 5.6.2 (excluding) |
| Woopayments | Automattic | 4.9.0 (including) | 4.9.0 (including) |
| Woopayments | Automattic | 5.3.0 (including) | 5.3.0 (including) |
| Woopayments | Automattic | 5.4.0 (including) | 5.4.0 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/03/23/critical-vulnerability-detected-in-woocommerce-payments-what-you-need-to-know/
- https://www.rcesecurity.com/2023/07/patch-diffing-cve-2023-28121-to-compromise-a-woocommerce/
- https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/03/23/critical-vulnerability-detected-in-woocommerce-payments-what-you-need-to-know/
- https://www.rcesecurity.com/2023/07/patch-diffing-cve-2023-28121-to-compromise-a-woocommerce/