CVE-2023-4040 Missing authorization in Stripe Payment Plugin for WooCommerce

Medium 5.3 Published 18 Aug 2023 Updated 5 Feb 2025

Unauthenticated attackers can modify arbitrary WooCommerce order statuses due to a missing capability check in the Stripe Payment 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-2023-4040?

CVE-2023-4040 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in webtoffee Stripe Payment Plugin for WooCommerce, published on 18 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Stripe Payment Plugin for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the eh_callback_handler function in versions up to, and including, 3.7.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the order status of arbitrary WooCommerce orders.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4040?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Webtoffee Stripe Payment Plugin for Woocommerce.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4040?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4040 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-2023-4040 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4040 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6879-vfm4-hv3x.