CVE-2024-10854
📋 TL;DR
The Buy one click WooCommerce WordPress plugin has an authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to import plugin settings without proper permission checks. This affects all versions up to 2.2.9. Attackers can modify plugin configuration, potentially disrupting e-commerce functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Buy one click WooCommerce WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could import malicious plugin settings that disrupt checkout functionality, modify pricing, redirect payments, or inject malicious code into the e-commerce flow.
Likely Case
Attackers modify plugin settings to disrupt the one-click purchase functionality, potentially causing checkout errors or modifying product display settings.
If Mitigated
With proper user role management and plugin updates, impact is limited to configuration changes that can be reverted by administrators.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access with at least Subscriber privileges. The vulnerability is in a specific AJAX endpoint that lacks proper capability checks.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.3.0 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/buy-one-click-woocommerce/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Buy one click WooCommerce' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download version 2.3.0+ from WordPress repository. 5. Activate the updated plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDeactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate buy-one-click-woocommerce
Restrict User Registration
allTemporarily disable new user registration to limit attack surface
wp option update users_can_register 0
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove Subscriber and higher roles from untrusted users
- Implement web application firewall rules to block requests to the vulnerable AJAX endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed Plugins. If version is 2.2.9 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get buy-one-click-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.3.0 or higher in WordPress admin panel. Test that only administrators can access plugin import functionality.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=buy_one_click_import_options from non-admin users
- Unusual plugin setting changes in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to admin-ajax.php with specific action parameter from unexpected user roles
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND http_method="POST" AND form_data.action="buy_one_click_import_options" AND user_role!="administrator"