CVE-2025-47463
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Stock Locations for WooCommerce WordPress plugin. It allows attackers to bypass access controls and perform unauthorized actions that should be restricted to administrators. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Stock Locations 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
Attackers could modify stock locations, inventory data, or potentially access sensitive WooCommerce configuration, leading to inventory manipulation, data corruption, or unauthorized access to restricted functionality.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could view or modify stock location data they shouldn't have access to, potentially affecting inventory management and order fulfillment processes.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and least privilege access controls, impact would be limited to the WordPress application layer only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the WordPress site but not necessarily administrative privileges.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.8.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Stock Locations for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.8.7+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Stock Locations for WooCommerce plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate stock-locations-for-woocommerce
Restrict access via web application firewall
allAdd rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface
- Apply principle of least privilege to all WordPress user accounts and monitor for suspicious activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Stock Locations for WooCommerce → Version. If version is 2.8.6 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get stock-locations-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.8.7 or later in WordPress admin panel. Test that only authorized users can access stock location management functions.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wc-settings&tab=products§ion=stock-locations
- Unusual stock location modifications by non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to stock location endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("stock-locations" OR "wc-settings") AND user_role!="administrator"