# CVE-2022-36284: Missing authorization in Affiliate For WooCommerce (WordPress plugin)

> Authenticated attackers can modify PayPal email addresses via IDOR in the Affiliate For WooCommerce plugin, requiring the free PayPal Payments plugin to be installed.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f8cv-rhqg-3x6w

## What is CVE-2022-36284?

CVE-2022-36284 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in StoreApps Affiliate For WooCommerce (WordPress plugin), published on 5 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Authenticated IDOR vulnerability in StoreApps Affiliate For WooCommerce premium plugin <= 4.7.0 at WordPress allows an attacker to change the PayPal email. WooCommerce PayPal Payments plugin (free) should be at least installed to get the extra input field on the user profile page.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36284?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Storeapps Affiliate for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in StoreApps Affiliate For WooCommerce (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2022-25649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25649/): WordPress Affiliate For WooCommerce premium plugin <= 4.7.0 - Multiple Improper Access Control vulnerabilities (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36284 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36284 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in StoreApps Affiliate For WooCommerce (WordPress plugin), published on 5 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: StoreApps Affiliate For WooCommerce (WordPress plugin). 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-2022-36284/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36284/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36284
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36284
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36284

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36284/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.