# CVE-2022-1020: Woo Product Table < 3.1.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Function Call

> Unauthenticated attackers can call arbitrary functions due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the Product Table for WooCommerce plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fvgr-6h35-229m

## What is CVE-2022-1020?

CVE-2022-1020 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Product Table for WooCommerce (wooproducttable), published on 18 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Product Table for WooCommerce (wooproducttable) WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in the wpt_admin_update_notice_option AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users), as well as does not validate the callback parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to call arbitrary functions with either none or one user controlled argument

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1020?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codeastrology Woo Product Table.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1020?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1020 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1020 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1020 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress WooCommerce <3.1.2 - Arbitrary Function Call (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1020.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Product Table for WooCommerce (wooproducttable)

- [CVE-2024-10813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10813/): Product Table for WooCommerce by CodeAstrology (wooproducttable.com) <= 3.5.1 - Information Exposure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1020 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1020 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Product Table for WooCommerce (wooproducttable), published on 18 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1020 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Product Table for WooCommerce (wooproducttable). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1020/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1020/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1020
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1020
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1020

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1020/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.