Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-2179WooCommerce Order Status Change Notifier <= 1.1.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Order Status Update
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in WooCommerce Order Status Change Notifier from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WooCommerce Order Status Change Notifier WordPress plugin through 1.1.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF when updating status orders via an AJAX action available to any authenticated users, which could allow low privilege users such as subscriber to update arbitrary order status, making them paid without actually paying for them for example
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WooCommerce Order Status Change Notifier | 0 – through 1.1.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fbc56973-4225-4f44-8c38-d488e57cd551 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description