CVE-2024-30466
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in OnTheGoSystems' WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency WordPress plugin. It allows unauthorized users to perform actions that should require proper authentication, potentially affecting any WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin versions. The vulnerability stems from broken access control mechanisms.
💻 Affected Systems
- OnTheGoSystems WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Unauthorized users could modify plugin settings, manipulate currency or language configurations, or potentially access restricted administrative functions, leading to data manipulation or site disruption.
Likely Case
Attackers could alter currency conversion rates, modify multilingual settings, or tamper with e-commerce functionality, potentially causing financial discrepancies or user experience issues.
If Mitigated
With proper authorization checks and user role validation, the impact would be limited to legitimate users with appropriate permissions only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and authorization bypass techniques, but no advanced technical skills needed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.3.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 5.3.5+ from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched, but this will break multilingual and multicurrency functionality.
wp plugin deactivate woocommerce-multilingual
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit plugin admin interface access to trusted IPs only
- Add additional authorization layer through WordPress security plugins that monitor and restrict unauthorized actions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get woocommerce-multilingual --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 5.3.5 or higher in WordPress admin plugins list📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to plugin-specific admin endpoints
- Unexpected modifications to currency or language settings in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Requests to multilingual/multicurrency endpoints from unauthorized users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("woocommerce-multilingual" OR "currency" OR "language") AND ("unauthorized" OR "admin" OR "ajax")🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-multilingual/wordpress-woocommerce-multilingual-multicurrency-plugin-5-3-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-multilingual/wordpress-woocommerce-multilingual-multicurrency-plugin-5-3-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
