DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce <= 2.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shipping Label Creation and Deletion via dhlpwc_label_create and dhlpwc_label_delete AJAX Actions
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.2.4
- Affected Plugin
- DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce
- Affected Version
<= 2.2.3- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2026-9235
At a glance
CVE-2026-9235 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.2.3. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.2.4; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2026, reported by Muhan Luo.
Vulnerability Overview
The DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check and missing nonce verification on the create_label() and delete_label() functions in versions up to, and including, 2.2.3. These functions are wired to the wp_ajax_dhlpwc_label_create and wp_ajax_dhlpwc_label_delete hooks and act on an attacker-supplied post_id (WooCommerce order ID). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create or delete DHL shipping labels associated with any WooCommerce order on the site.
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.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce <= 2.2.3 carries this weakness at create_label(), and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.
Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce the fix is 2.2.4: builds <= 2.2.3 are affected, anything from 2.2.4 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.2.4, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce 2.2.4 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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