CVE-2023-4947 WooCommerce EAN Payment Gateway < 6.1.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) EAN Update

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can modify order EAN data due to missing capability checks in the WooCommerce EAN Payment Gateway 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-2023-4947?

CVE-2023-4947 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Yan&Co WooCommerce EAN Payment Gateway, published on 20 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WooCommerce EAN Payment Gateway plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the refresh_order_ean_data AJAX action in versions up to 6.1.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above, to update EAN numbers for orders.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4947?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Yanco Woocommerce Ean Payment Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4947?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4947 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-2023-4947 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4947 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jhg8-jx4g-7x8h.

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