PT-2023-18343 · WordPress · Woocommerce Order Status Change Notifier

Published 2023-05-15 · Updated 2025-01-24 · CVE-2023-2179

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WooCommerce Order Status Change Notifier WordPress plugin version 1.1.0 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a lack of authorization and CSRF protection when updating order status via an AJAX action, which is available to any authenticated user. This could allow low-privilege users, such as subscribers, to update arbitrary order status, potentially making orders appear paid without actual payment.

Recommendations For WooCommerce Order Status Change Notifier WordPress plugin version 1.1.0 and earlier, consider disabling the AJAX action for updating order status until a patch is available. Restrict access to the order status update functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2179

Affected Products

Woocommerce Order Status Change Notifier

References · 7

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fbc56973-4225-4f44-8c38-d488e57cd551 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2179 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2179 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/64117 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/50441 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/108549 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/50992 · Telegram Post