# CVE-2023-51678: WordPress Doofinder for WooCommerce Plugin <= 2.0.33 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

> Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unwanted actions in the Doofinder WooCommerce search plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **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:** 5 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5ghg-77c4-pg6g

## What is CVE-2023-51678?

CVE-2023-51678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search, published on 5 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Doofinder Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search.This issue affects Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search: from n/a through 2.0.33.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51678?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Doofinder Doofinder.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-51678?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-51678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search

- [CVE-2023-49185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49185/): WordPress Doofinder for WooCommerce Plugin <= 2.1.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-25596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25596/): WordPress Doofinder for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-40602](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40602/): WordPress Doofinder for WooCommerce Plugin <= 1.5.49 is vulnerable to Open Redirection (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-51678 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-51678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search, published on 5 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search. 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-2023-51678/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51678/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51678
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51678
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51678

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51678/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.