CVE-2024-13558
📋 TL;DR
The NP Quote Request for WooCommerce WordPress plugin has an Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read quote request content without proper authorization. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin up to version 1.9.179. Attackers can access sensitive customer quote data that should be protected.
💻 Affected Systems
- NP Quote Request for WooCommerce WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access all quote requests containing sensitive customer information, pricing data, and business communications, potentially leading to data breach, competitive intelligence gathering, or follow-on attacks using stolen information.
Likely Case
Unauthenticated attackers reading quote request content containing customer names, email addresses, product inquiries, and potentially pricing information, violating data privacy and confidentiality.
If Mitigated
If proper access controls and input validation are implemented, only authorized users can access quote requests, preventing unauthorized data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability requires no authentication and appears to be straightforward to exploit based on the CVE description.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.9.179
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3256816/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'NP Quote Request for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress plugin repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
WordPressTemporarily disable the NP Quote Request for WooCommerce plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate woo-rfq-for-woocommerce
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block requests to vulnerable plugin endpoints
- Restrict access to the plugin's quote request functionality using .htaccess or web server configuration
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for NP Quote Request for WooCommerce version 1.9.179 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get woo-rfq-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 1.9.179 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to quote request endpoints from unauthenticated users
- Multiple failed or successful requests to quote-related URLs without authentication
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/woo-rfq-for-woocommerce/ endpoints without authentication cookies
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri="*woo-rfq-for-woocommerce*" OR uri="*quote*request*") AND NOT (cookie="*wordpress_logged_in*" OR auth="*")