CVE-2024-32511
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges in the Astoundify Simple Registration for WooCommerce WordPress plugin. Attackers can gain administrative access without any authentication. All WordPress sites using this plugin version 1.5.6 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Astoundify Simple Registration for WooCommerce
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site takeover where attackers gain full administrative control, can install backdoors, steal data, deface the site, or use the compromised site for further attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers gain administrative access to the WordPress dashboard, allowing them to modify content, install malicious plugins/themes, or access sensitive customer data.
If Mitigated
Attack is detected and blocked before privilege escalation completes, or the plugin is disabled before exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability is unauthenticated and trivial to exploit, making it highly attractive to attackers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.5.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Simple Registration for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or delete and reinstall latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate woocommerce-simple-registration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Simple Registration for WooCommerce plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block privilege escalation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Simple Registration for WooCommerce' version 1.5.6 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get woocommerce-simple-registration --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.5.7 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual admin user creation
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful admin login from same IP
- Plugin activation/deactivation logs for Simple Registration
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with privilege escalation parameters
- Unusual traffic to registration endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin_user_created" OR "privilege_escalation" OR "simple-registration")🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-simple-registration/wordpress-simple-registration-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-5-6-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-simple-registration/wordpress-simple-registration-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-5-6-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
