WCFM Frontend Manager <= 6.6.0 - Missing Authorization

2023-04-05 00:00

Chloe Chamberland

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.6.1

Affected PluginWCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce

Affected Version6.6.0

CVSS6.3Medium

CVECVE-2022-4937

View all WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The WCFM Frontend Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and access of data in versions up to, and including, 6.6.0 due to missing capability checks on various AJAX actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as subscribers, to perform a wide variety of actions such as modifying knowledge bases, modifying notices, modifying payments, managing vendors, capabilities, and so much more. There were hundreds of AJAX endpoints affected.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.6.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4937 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d946d4b5-bed7-4808-b133-783b2dcd7992

CVSS Vector

6.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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