CVE-2024-8290 Missing authorization in WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce

High 8.8 Published 25 Sep 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers can modify administrator email addresses to reset passwords and take over admin accounts due to missing ID validation.

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-2024-8290?

CVE-2024-8290 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce, published on 25 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.12 via the WCFM_Customers_Manage_Controller::processing function due to missing validation on the ID user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber/customer-level access and above, to change the email address of administrator user accounts which allows them to reset the password and access the administrator account.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8290?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wclovers Frontend Manager for Woocommerce Along With Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8290?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8290 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-2024-8290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6wvp-rh8p-4q7q.