CVE-2023-52179 WordPress Product Expiry for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the Product Expiry for WooCommerce plugin to access restricted functionality.

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-2023-52179?

CVE-2023-52179 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WebCodingPlace Product Expiry for WooCommerce, published on 11 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WebCodingPlace Product Expiry for WooCommerce.This issue affects Product Expiry for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.5.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52179?

How do I fix CVE-2023-52179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52179 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-2023-52179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hcfq-pvq6-64hg.

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