CVE-2023-45271 WordPress ProductX – Gutenberg WooCommerce Blocks plugin <= 2.7.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the WowStore plugin to perform unauthorized actions, requiring a plugin update.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-45271?
CVE-2023-45271 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WPXPO WowStore, published on 2 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPXPO WowStore product-blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WowStore: from n/a through <= 2.7.8.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45271?
How do I fix CVE-2023-45271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45271 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-2023-45271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6rrq-cw26-cgx2.