CVE-2023-28121 Auth bypass in WooCommerce Payments WordPress Plugin
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to gain administrator access on WordPress sites using the WooCommerce Payments plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-28121?
CVE-2023-28121 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in WooCommerce Payments WordPress Plugin, published on 12 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue in WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress (versions 5.6.1 and lower) allows an unauthenticated attacker to send requests on behalf of an elevated user, like administrator. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain admin access on a site that has the affected version of the plugin activated.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28121?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Automattic Woocommerce Payments, Automattic Woopayments.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28121?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28121 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2023-28121 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28121 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template and 8 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rw6j-4w4v-pm7m.