CVE-2020-36834 Discount Rules for WooCommerce <= 2.0.2 - Missing Authorization
Subscribers can modify discount rules and save configurations due to missing capability checks in AJAX actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36834?
CVE-2020-36834 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in flycart Discount Rules for WooCommerce, published on 16 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Discount Rules for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization via several AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 due to missing capability checks on various functions. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to execute various actions and perform a wide variety of actions such as modifying rules and saving configurations.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36834?
How do I fix CVE-2020-36834?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36834 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-36834 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36834 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpvw-jg53-vrvc.