# CVE-2023-4938: BEAR <= 1.1.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Product Manipulation

> Authenticated attackers can manipulate products due to missing capability checks in the BEAR WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 18 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29j4-8jcf-4q5w

## What is CVE-2023-4938?

CVE-2023-4938 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in realmag777 BEAR – Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional for WooCommerce by Pluginus.Net, published on 18 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The BEAR for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.1.3.3. This is due to a missing capability check on the woobe_bulkoperations_apply_default_combination function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers (subscriber or higher) to manipulate products.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4938?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pluginus Bear - Woocommerce Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4938?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4938 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in realmag777 BEAR – Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional for WooCommerce by Pluginus.Net

- [CVE-2024-30200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30200/): WordPress BEAR plugin <= 1.1.4.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-26775](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26775/): WordPress BEAR Plugin <= 1.1.4.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2024-24834](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24834/): WordPress BEAR Plugin <= 1.1.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-4923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4923/): BEAR <= 1.1.3.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Product Deletion (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-4924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4924/): BEAR <= 1.1.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Product Deletion (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4938 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4938 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in realmag777 BEAR – Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional for WooCommerce by Pluginus.Net, published on 18 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: realmag777 BEAR – Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional for WooCommerce by Pluginus.Net. 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-2023-4938/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4938/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4938
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4938
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4938

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4938/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.