Vulnerability · Published Jul 19, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-6799YITH Essential Kit for WooCommerce #1 <= 2.34.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Plugin Install, Activation, and Deactivation
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in YITH Essential Kit for WooCommerce #1 from yithemes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The YITH Essential Kit for WooCommerce #1 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'activate_module', 'deactivate_module', and 'install_module' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.34.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install, activate, and deactivate plugins from a pre-defined list of available YITH plugins.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| yithemes | YITH Essential Kit for WooCommerce #1 | 0 – through 2.34.0 |
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/ca497ffa-6306-46dc-895f-94f1d5236e28?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yith-essential-kit-for-woocommerce-1/trunk/class-yith-jetpack.php#L425
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yith-essential-kit-for-woocommerce-1/trunk/class-yith-jetpack.php#L457
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yith-essential-kit-for-woocommerce-1/trunk/class-yith-jetpack.php#L487
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3120283/