WooCommerce – Store Exporter <= 1.8.3 - Missing Authorization

2016-02-10 00:00
James Golovich

Vulnerability Overview

The WooCommerce – Store Exporter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check in the woo_ce_admin_init function hooked via 'init' in versions up to, and including 1.8.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform actions like exporting data that may contain sensitive information.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.8.4, 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

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