CVE-2023-52210
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass intended access controls in the Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce Lite plugin. Attackers can perform unauthorized actions that should be restricted to authenticated users. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite
⚠️ 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 delivery dates, tamper with order information, or potentially access other administrative functions depending on plugin permissions.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could manipulate delivery date settings for orders, potentially causing business disruption or customer confusion.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, impact would be limited to legitimate users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Broken access control vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once discovered.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.1 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download latest version from WordPress repository. 5. Activate updated plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate product-delivery-date-for-woocommerce-lite
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall to block access to plugin endpoints
🧯 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 functions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce Lite → Version. If version is 2.7.0 or earlier, you are vulnerable.
Check Version:
wp plugin get product-delivery-date-for-woocommerce-lite --field=version
Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 2.7.1 or later in WordPress admin panel.
📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to plugin endpoints
- Access to /wp-content/plugins/product-delivery-date-for-woocommerce-lite/ from unauthenticated users
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific URLs from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("product-delivery-date" OR "delivery_date") AND status=200 AND user="-"