CVE-2022-4937 Missing authorization in WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible

Medium 6.3 Published 5 Apr 2023 Updated 13 Jan 2025

Authenticated attackers with minimal permissions can modify data and manage vendors due to missing capability checks in WCFM Frontend Manager plugin.

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-2022-4937?

CVE-2022-4937 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible, published on 5 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WCFM Frontend Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and access of data in versions up to, and including, 6.6.0 due to missing capability checks on various AJAX actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as subscribers, to perform a wide variety of actions such as modifying knowledge bases, modifying notices, modifying payments, managing vendors, capabilities, and so much more. There were hundreds of AJAX endpoints affected.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4937?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wclovers Frontend Manager for Woocommerce Along With Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4937?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4937 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-2022-4937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w336-q5g2-fv28.