CVE-2024-56272 WordPress Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.1.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls to view hidden categories in WooCommerce stores using the Hide Category by User Role 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-2024-56272?
CVE-2024-56272 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ThemeSupport Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThemeSupport Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce.This issue affects Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 2.1.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56272?
How do I fix CVE-2024-56272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56272 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-2024-56272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2cjc-6xrh-7w5q.