CVE-2023-32299
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Ni WooCommerce Sales Report WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls and view sensitive sales data. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.7.3 of the plugin, impacting WordPress sites using this plugin for WooCommerce reporting.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ni WooCommerce Sales Report 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 access and exfiltrate all WooCommerce sales data including customer information, order details, revenue reports, and potentially other sensitive business data stored by the plugin.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing sales reports and business analytics data they shouldn't have permission to view, potentially exposing customer information and business metrics.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls prevent unauthorized viewing of sales data, limiting access to only authorized administrators as intended.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability involves accessing specific plugin endpoints without proper authorization checks. Exploitation requires some knowledge of WordPress plugin structure but is straightforward.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.7.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Ni WooCommerce Sales Report'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available
5. Alternatively, download version 3.7.4+ from WordPress repository and manually update
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate ni-woocommerce-sales-report
Restrict Access via .htaccess
linuxBlock access to plugin directories for unauthorized users
# Add to .htaccess in WordPress root:
<FilesMatch "^(sales-report|ni-woocommerce)\.php$">
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Ni WooCommerce Sales Report' version. If version is 3.7.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get ni-woocommerce-sales-report --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 3.7.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel. Test that only authorized users can access sales report functionality.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/ni-woocommerce-sales-report/ endpoints
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful access to sales report pages
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific endpoints from unauthorized IP addresses
- Data exfiltration patterns from sales report URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/ni-woocommerce-sales-report/" OR user_agent CONTAINS "ni-woocommerce") AND response_code=200 AND user_role!="administrator"