Affiliate For WooCommerce <= 4.7.0 - Missing Authorization

2022-08-01 00:00

Gennady Kovshenin

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.8.0

Affected PluginAffiliate For WooCommerce

Affected Version<= 4.7.0

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-25649

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Vulnerability Overview

The Affiliate For WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability checks function in versions up to, and including, 4.7.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as an affiliate, to make unauthorized changes to the site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.8.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25649 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c829217a-c5be-4713-bbf4-c1ba829c1187

CVSS Vector

5.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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