CVE-2023-51497
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WooCommerce Ship to Multiple Addresses plugin for WordPress. It allows unauthorized users to perform actions that should require proper authentication, potentially manipulating shipping addresses or order details. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- WooCommerce Ship to Multiple Addresses WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Unauthenticated attackers could modify shipping addresses, manipulate orders, or potentially access sensitive customer information across multiple orders.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could tamper with shipping addresses or order details, leading to order manipulation, shipping disruptions, or data exposure.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized users can modify shipping addresses and order details.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.9.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WooCommerce Ship to Multiple Addresses'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 3.9.0+ from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate woocommerce-shipping-multiple-addresses
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
- Restrict access to WordPress admin and plugin functionality to trusted IP addresses only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'WooCommerce Ship to Multiple Addresses' version 3.8.9 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get woocommerce-shipping-multiple-addresses --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 3.9.0 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to shipping-related endpoints
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with shipping parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to shipping endpoints without proper authentication headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("shipping-multiple" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND status=200 AND user="unauthenticated"🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-shipping-multiple-addresses/wordpress-woocommerce-ship-to-multiple-addresses-plugin-3-8-9-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-shipping-multiple-addresses/wordpress-woocommerce-ship-to-multiple-addresses-plugin-3-8-9-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
