CVE-2025-46489
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Bulk Assign Linked Products For WooCommerce WordPress plugin. It allows unauthorized users to access functionality that should be restricted by access controls, potentially modifying product relationships. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Bulk Assign Linked Products For WooCommerce WordPress plugin
⚠️ 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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- 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
Unauthorized users could manipulate product relationships, potentially disrupting e-commerce operations, altering product bundles, or creating inconsistent product data that affects customer experience and sales.
Likely Case
Low-privileged users or attackers could modify linked product assignments without proper authorization, potentially creating incorrect product relationships or disrupting store functionality.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators could modify product relationships, maintaining data integrity.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the WordPress site, but the vulnerability bypasses authorization checks for specific functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.2 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Bulk Assign Linked Products For WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.2+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate wc-bulk-assign-linked-products
Restrict user roles
allLimit user accounts with access to WordPress admin area
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the plugin entirely if functionality is not critical
- Implement web application firewall rules to block access to vulnerable endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Bulk Assign Linked Products For WooCommerce' version 2.1 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get wc-bulk-assign-linked-products --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.2 or higher in WordPress admin plugins page📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to bulk product assignment endpoints
- User role escalation attempts in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with bulk assignment parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("bulk_assign" OR "linked_products") AND user_role!="administrator"