CVE-2024-0683
📋 TL;DR
The Bulgarisation for WooCommerce WordPress plugin has missing capability checks that allow unauthorized users to generate and delete labels. This affects all WordPress sites using plugin versions up to 3.0.14. Both unauthenticated attackers and authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability.
💻 Affected Systems
- Bulgarisation for WooCommerce WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could delete critical shipping labels, disrupt e-commerce operations, generate fraudulent labels, and potentially escalate privileges through plugin manipulation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized label generation/deletion causing operational disruption, data integrity issues, and potential financial impact from shipping problems.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls and monitoring, though plugin functionality remains compromised.
🎯 Exploit Status
Simple HTTP requests to vulnerable endpoints can trigger the missing capability checks. No special tools or knowledge required.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.0.15 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Bulgarisation for WooCommerce. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If not, download version 3.0.15+ from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate bulgarisation-for-woocommerce
Access Restriction
allRestrict access to WordPress admin and plugin endpoints via web application firewall
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Bulgarisation for WooCommerce plugin immediately
- Implement strict network access controls to WordPress admin interfaces
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed Plugins. If version is 3.0.14 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get bulgarisation-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 3.0.15 or higher. Test label generation/deletion functions with non-admin accounts to confirm proper access controls.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with bulgarisation-related actions
- Label generation/deletion events from non-admin users
- Multiple failed capability check attempts
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic to WordPress admin-ajax endpoints from unauthenticated sources
- Bursts of label-related API calls
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("action=bulgarisation" OR "plugin=bulgarisation") AND (user_role="subscriber" OR user_id="0")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3034198%40bulgarisation-for-woocommerce&new=3034198%40bulgarisation-for-woocommerce&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be759c83-a9df-4858-a724-28006a595404?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3034198%40bulgarisation-for-woocommerce&new=3034198%40bulgarisation-for-woocommerce&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be759c83-a9df-4858-a724-28006a595404?source=cve
