GSheet For Woo Importer <= 2.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Reset
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.4.1
- Affected Plugin
- GSheet For Woo Importer
- Affected Version
<= 2.3.1- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2026-4843
At a glance
CVE-2026-4843 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the GSheet For Woo Importer WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.3.1. 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 2.4.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed May 2026, reported by Legion Hunter.
Vulnerability Overview
The GSheet For Woo Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the process_ajax_restore_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete the plugin's Google Sheets API token and configuration options.
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
GSheet For Woo Importer <= 2.3.1 carries this weakness at process_ajax_restore_action(), 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 GSheet For Woo Importer the fix is 2.4.1: builds <= 2.3.1 are affected, anything from 2.4.1 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.4.1, 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: GSheet For Woo Importer 2.4.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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External References
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