CVE-2023-29174
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the SKU Label Changer For WooCommerce WordPress plugin. It allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions that should require proper authentication. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- SKU Label Changer For WooCommerce WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify product SKU labels, potentially disrupting e-commerce operations, altering pricing displays, or performing other unauthorized administrative actions within WooCommerce.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could change product labeling information, causing confusion for customers or affecting inventory management systems that rely on SKU data.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators could modify SKU labels as intended.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but bypasses authorization checks. The vulnerability is in access control logic rather than requiring complex exploitation techniques.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 3.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'SKU Label Changer For WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate woo-sku-label-changer
Restrict Access
allImplement IP-based restrictions to WordPress admin areas
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the SKU Label Changer For WooCommerce plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'SKU Label Changer For WooCommerce' version 3.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get woo-sku-label-changer --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 3.0 or plugin is completely removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to SKU label changer endpoints
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful SKU modification
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to WooCommerce admin endpoints
- Requests to plugin-specific URLs from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "sku-label") AND response_code=200 AND user_agent NOT IN authorized_admin_agents🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woo-sku-label-changer/wordpress-sku-label-changer-for-woocommerce-plugin-3-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woo-sku-label-changer/wordpress-sku-label-changer-for-woocommerce-plugin-3-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
