CVE-2025-22285

6.5 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in Eniture Technology's Pallet Packaging for WooCommerce plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls and perform unauthorized actions. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.1.15 of the plugin. WordPress sites using this plugin for WooCommerce pallet packaging calculations are at risk.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Pallet Packaging for WooCommerce
Versions: n/a through 1.1.15
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress with WooCommerce
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects WordPress installations with WooCommerce and the Pallet Packaging plugin enabled.

⚠️ 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 modify shipping settings, alter pricing rules, access sensitive order data, or potentially escalate privileges within the WooCommerce environment.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users could view or modify pallet packaging configurations, potentially affecting shipping costs and business operations.

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If Mitigated

With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators could modify packaging settings.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

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

Exploitation requires some level of access but bypasses authorization checks. No public exploit code identified.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Versions after 1.1.15

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/pallet-packaging-for-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-pallet-packaging-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-1-15-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Pallet Packaging for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Plugin

all

Temporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate pallet-packaging-for-woocommerce

Restrict Access

linux

Implement IP whitelisting for WordPress admin area

# Add to .htaccess for Apache: Order Deny,Allow\nDeny from all\nAllow from 192.168.1.0/24
# Add to nginx config: allow 192.168.1.0/24;\ndeny all;

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict network segmentation to isolate the WordPress instance
  • Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Pallet Packaging for WooCommerce version. If version is 1.1.15 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get pallet-packaging-for-woocommerce --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is higher than 1.1.15 in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthorized POST/PUT requests to pallet-packaging endpoints
  • Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful access to restricted endpoints

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/pallet-packaging-for-woocommerce/ endpoints from unauthorized IPs

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("pallet-packaging" OR "pallet_packaging") AND (http_method="POST" OR http_method="PUT") AND NOT user_role="administrator"

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