CVE-2023-51678

Doofinder for WooCommerce <= 2.0.33 - Missing Authorization via multiple AJAX actions

2023-12-27 00:00
Abdi Pranata

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.1.1
Affected Plugin
DOOFINDER Search and Discovery for WP & WooCommerce
Affected Version
<= 2.0.33
CVSS
5.4Medium
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2023-51678
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At a glance

CVE-2023-51678 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the DOOFINDER Search and Discovery for WP & WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0.33. It carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. The issue is fixed in version 2.1.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed December 2023, reported by Abdi Pranata.

Vulnerability Overview

The Doofinder for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'doofinder_reset_credentials' and 'doofinder_force_update_on_save' anonymous AJAX functions in versions up to, and including, 2.0.33. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to reset credentials and modify the update on save settings.

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

DOOFINDER Search and Discovery for WP & WooCommerce <= 2.0.33 carries this weakness at doofinder_reset_credentials, and reaching it takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. 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 DOOFINDER Search and Discovery for WP & WooCommerce the fix is 2.1.1: builds <= 2.0.33 are affected, anything from 2.1.1 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.1.1, 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: DOOFINDER Search and Discovery for WP & WooCommerce 2.1.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51678https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ad50e216-f522-4294-a4dc-7f3bd52820b3https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51678

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