CVE-2024-34812

5.3 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability exposes sensitive information to unauthorized actors in the RadiusTheme ShopBuilder WordPress plugin. It affects WordPress sites using ShopBuilder – Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addons versions up to 2.1.8, potentially leaking private data like user information or configuration details.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • RadiusTheme ShopBuilder – Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addons
Versions: n/a through 2.1.8
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects WordPress installations with the vulnerable plugin version installed and activated.

⚠️ 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).

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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could access sensitive user data, administrative credentials, or WooCommerce transaction information, leading to data breaches, account compromise, or financial fraud.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized access to user information, plugin configuration data, or other non-critical sensitive data exposed through the plugin.

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If Mitigated

Limited exposure of non-critical information with proper access controls and monitoring in place.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: LOW

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

CWE-200 vulnerabilities typically involve simple information disclosure that doesn't require complex exploitation.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 2.1.9 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/shopbuilder/wordpress-shopbuilder-plugin-2-1-8-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'ShopBuilder – Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addons'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.1.9+ from WordPress.org and manually update.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable vulnerable plugin

all

Temporarily deactivate the ShopBuilder plugin until patched

Restrict plugin access

all

Use WordPress security plugins to restrict access to plugin functionality

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious requests to the plugin
  • Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for ShopBuilder version. If version is 2.1.8 or earlier, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin list --name=shopbuilder --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

After updating, verify plugin version shows 2.1.9 or later in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual access patterns to ShopBuilder plugin endpoints
  • Requests to sensitive data endpoints from unauthorized IPs

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual traffic to /wp-content/plugins/shopbuilder/ paths

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/shopbuilder/" OR plugin_name="shopbuilder") AND status_code=200

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