CVE-2024-13343 WooCommerce Customers Manager <= 31.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can escalate privileges to administrator due to missing capability checks in the WooCommerce Customers Manager 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-2024-13343?

CVE-2024-13343 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Vanquish WooCommerce Customers Manager, published on 1 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WooCommerce Customers Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_assign_new_roles() function in all versions up to, and including, 31.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13343?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vanquish Woocommerce Customers Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13343?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13343 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-2024-13343 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13343 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w84c-wxw3-fr2x.

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