# CVE-2024-13641: Information disclosure in Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive refund attachments via an unprotected directory in the Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3w3w-mjc4-w534

## What is CVE-2024-13641?

CVE-2024-13641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wpswings Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce, published on 14 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce – Return Management System, RMA Exchange, Wallet And Cancel Order Features plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.5 via the 'attachment' directory. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data stored insecurely in the /wp-content/attachment directory which can contain file attachments for order refunds.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13641?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpswings Return Refund and Exchange for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13641?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13641 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13641 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wpswings Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce

- [CVE-2022-4047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4047/): Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce < 4.0.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-13692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13692/): Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce <= 4.4.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13641 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wpswings Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce, published on 14 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpswings Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce. 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-2024-13641/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13641/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13641
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13641
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13641

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13641/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.