Bot for Telegram on WooCommerce <= 1.2.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Telegram Bot Token Disclosure to Authentication Bypass
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Unpatched
- Affected Plugin
- Bot for Telegram on WooCommerce
- Affected Version
<= 1.2.7- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CVE
CVE-2024-9821
At a glance
CVE-2024-9821 is a high-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Bot for Telegram on WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.2.7. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed October 2024, reported by István Márton.
Vulnerability Overview
The Bot for Telegram on WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure due to missing authorization checks on the 'stm_wpcfto_get_settings' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to view the Telegram Bot Token, a secret token used to control the bot, which can then be used to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they know the username, due to the Login with Telegram feature.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Bot for Telegram on WooCommerce <= 1.2.7 carries this weakness at stm_wpcfto_get_settings, and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber level or above. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.
The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for Bot for Telegram on WooCommerce yet, so installs running <= 1.2.7 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
How does WordSec protect against this?
No patched version is recorded yet, so there is nothing to update to; WordSec's vulnerability alerts flag this record the moment that changes.
- Alerts
External References
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