CVE-2024-31297 – This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vuln... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-31297?

CVE-2024-31297 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WPExperts Wholesale For WooCommerce WordPress plugin. It allows unauthenticated attackers to create, modify, or delete arbitrary posts and pages on affected WordPress sites. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WPExperts Wholesale For WooCommerce WordPress plugin. It allows unauthenticated attackers to create, modify, or delete arbitrary posts and pages on affected WordPress sites. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

WPExperts Wholesale For WooCommerce WordPress plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 2.3.0

Operating Systems: All operating systems running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Only affects WordPress installations with the vulnerable plugin active.

📦 What is this software?

Wholesale For Woocommerce by Wpexperts

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete site takeover through content manipulation leading to defacement, malware injection, or credential theft via malicious posts/pages.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized content creation/modification leading to SEO spam, defacement, or phishing pages being added to the site.

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If Mitigated

No impact if proper authorization checks are in place or plugin is updated/disabled.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: LOW

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires no authentication and minimal technical skill based on public details.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 2.3.1

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-wholesale-pricing/wordpress-wholesale-for-woocommerce-plugin-2-3-1-unauthenticated-arbitrary-post-page-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Wholesale For WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.3.1+ from WordPress repository and manually update.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable vulnerable plugin

all

Temporarily deactivate the Wholesale For WooCommerce plugin until patched.

wp plugin deactivate woocommerce-wholesale-pricing

Restrict access to WordPress admin

all

Implement IP whitelisting for WordPress admin area to reduce attack surface.

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Disable the Wholesale For WooCommerce plugin immediately
Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized POST requests to WordPress admin endpoints

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Wholesale For WooCommerce' version 2.3.0 or lower.

Check Version:

wp plugin get woocommerce-wholesale-pricing --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is 2.3.1 or higher in WordPress admin plugins page.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unauthorized POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or similar endpoints
Unexpected post/page creation/modification events in WordPress logs

Network Indicators:

Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php from unauthenticated sources

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-ajax.php" OR "wp-admin") AND status=200 AND method=POST AND user="-"

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-31297

CVSS v3 Score: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE: CWE-862

Published: April 10, 2024

Last Updated: March 24, 2025

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