CVE-2023-40002

Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure via Shortcode

2023-10-04 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 7.1.2
Affected Plugin: Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools
Affected Version: <= 7.1.1
CVSS: 4.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE: CVE-2023-40002

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At a glance

CVE-2023-40002 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Booster for WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 7.1.1. 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 7.1.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2023, reported by Dave Jong.

Vulnerability Overview

The Booster for WooCommerce for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Disclosure via the 'wcj_get_option' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.1.1 due to insufficient controls on the information retrievable via the shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level capabilities or above, to retrieve arbitrary sensitive site 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-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.1 carries this weakness at wcj_get_option, and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber level or above. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.

The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. For Booster for WooCommerce the fix is 7.1.2: builds <= 7.1.1 are affected, anything from 7.1.2 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 7.1.2, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Booster for WooCommerce 7.1.2 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40002 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1426809-b245-4868-be87-c96b3c5c05f9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40002

Related records

Same weakness class

4.3CVE-2023-4796: Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.0 Information DisclosureCVE-2023-4796

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CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

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

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