CVE-2024-38699

Wallet System for WooCommerce <= 2.5.13 - Information Exposure via Log Files

2024-07-11 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.5.14
Affected Plugin: Wallet System for WooCommerce – Digital Wallet, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Instant Cashback, Referral program, Partial & Subscription Payments
Affected Version: <= 2.5.13
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CVE: CVE-2024-38699

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At a glance

CVE-2024-38699 is a medium-severity Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in the Wallet System for WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.5.13. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.5.14; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2024, reported by Joshua Chan.

Vulnerability Overview

The Wallet System for WooCommerce – Wallet, Digital Wallet, Cashback, Recharge User Wallets, Partial Payments, Wallet restriction, Refunds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.13 through publicly exposed log files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view potentially sensitive information contained in the exposed log files.

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 privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

Remediation

Update to version 2.5.14, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Wallet System for WooCommerce 2.5.14 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38699 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/19f8a656-696c-4e4f-a0a6-c71010a1ee12 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38699

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Wallet System for WooCommerce – Digital Wallet, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Instant Cashback, Referral program, Partial & Subscription Payments

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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