CVE-2023-52210

5.3 MEDIUM

📋 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

Products:
  • Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite
Versions: All versions up to and including 2.7.0
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Only affects WordPress installations with this specific plugin installed and activated.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could modify delivery dates, tamper with order information, or potentially access other administrative functions depending on plugin permissions.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users could manipulate delivery date settings for orders, potentially causing business disruption or customer confusion.

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If Mitigated

With proper access controls and authentication checks, impact would be limited to legitimate users only.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: LOW

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

Broken access control vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once discovered.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 2.7.1 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/product-delivery-date-for-woocommerce-lite/vulnerability/wordpress-product-delivery-date-for-woocommerce-lite-plugin-2-7-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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

all

Temporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate product-delivery-date-for-woocommerce-lite

Restrict Access

all

Use 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="-"

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