EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce: A security weakness
EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce
- Plugin slug
eu-vat-for-woocommerce- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 28, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Sep 28, 2024 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update EU/UK VAT Manager 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 EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the alg_wc_eu_vat_exempt_vat_from_admin() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the VAT status for any order.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N