Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-5704XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] <= 1.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Happy WooCommerce FAQs – Ultimate Product FAQ Plugin from happydevs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions (i.e. ffw_insert_new_faq, ffw_hide_discount_notice, ffw_delete_all_faqs, ffw_delete_single_faq, etc...) in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to add new and update existing FAQs, FAQ lists, and modify FAQ associations with products.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| happydevs | Happy WooCommerce FAQs – Ultimate Product FAQ Plugin | 0 – through 1.7.0 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1d3e476d-0885-4e8c-a682-bd64d9f13b53?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3126842/faq-for-woocommerce/trunk/includes/admin/faq-woocommerce-admin-functions.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/faq-for-woocommerce/trunk/includes/admin/faq-woocommerce-admin-functions.php#L100 x_transferred
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/faq-for-woocommerce/trunk/includes/admin/faq-woocommerce-admin-functions.php#L216 x_transferred
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/faq-for-woocommerce/trunk/includes/admin/faq-woocommerce-admin-functions.php#L269 x_transferred
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/faq-for-woocommerce/trunk/includes/admin/faq-woocommerce-admin-functions.php#L326 x_transferred
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/faq-for-woocommerce/trunk/includes/admin/faq-woocommerce-admin-functions.php#L385 x_transferred