Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce
- Plugin slug
appy-pie-connect-for-woocommerce- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 03, 2025
This CVE was published Oct 03, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization within the reset_user_password() REST handler in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, thereby gaining administrative access.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H