CVE-2024-12336 Missing authorization in WC Affiliate – WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin

Medium 6.5 Published 15 Mar 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated subscribers can access sensitive affiliate PII due to missing capability checks in the export function.

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-2024-12336?

CVE-2024-12336 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in codexpert WC Affiliate – WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin, published on 15 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WC Affiliate – A Complete WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'export_all_data' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to expose sensitive affiliate data, including personally identifiable information (PII).

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12336?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Codexpert Wc Affiliate.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12336?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12336 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-2024-12336 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12336 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5jx7-r789-wq9q.