CVE-2024-10591
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with at least Contributor-level access in WordPress to modify arbitrary site options, potentially escalating privileges to administrator. It affects all versions of the MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce plugin up to and including 1.5.9. Attackers can exploit this to gain full administrative control of vulnerable WordPress sites.
💻 Affected Systems
- MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce – CRM, Abandoned Cart, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation & Analytics plugin for WordPress
📦 What is this software?
Hubspot For Woocommerce by Makewebbetter
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers gain administrative access, enabling complete site takeover, data theft, malware injection, or defacement.
Likely Case
Attackers escalate privileges to administrator and compromise the site for malicious activities like SEO spam or credential harvesting.
If Mitigated
With strict access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to unauthorized option changes, but privilege escalation may still occur if exploited.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access, but the vulnerability is straightforward to abuse once an attacker has Contributor privileges.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.5.9 (e.g., 1.6.0 or higher)
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/makewebbetter-hubspot-for-woocommerce/trunk/includes/class-hubwoo-ajax-handler.php#L845
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce' and update to the latest version. 4. Verify the update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin Temporarily
allDeactivate the vulnerable plugin to prevent exploitation until patched.
wp plugin deactivate makewebbetter-hubspot-for-woocommerce
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict user roles to only necessary privileges, minimizing Contributor-level access.
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious AJAX requests targeting hubwoo_save_updates function.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins; if version is 1.5.9 or lower, it is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get makewebbetter-hubspot-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, confirm the plugin version is above 1.5.9 and test that unauthorized option modifications are blocked.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual AJAX requests to hubwoo_save_updates function from non-admin users
- Changes to WordPress options like default_role or users_can_register
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=hubwoo_save_updates from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "hubwoo_save_updates" AND user_role="contributor"