ReviewX – Multi-criteria Rating & Reviews for WooCommerce: A security weakness
ReviewX – Multi-criteria Rating & Reviews for WooCommerce is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- ReviewX – Multi-criteria Rating & Reviews for WooCommerce
- Plugin slug
reviewx- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 16, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published May 16, 2024 and is one of 14 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update ReviewX – Multi-criteria Rating & Reviews 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 ReviewX – Multi-criteria Rating & Reviews for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized deletion of data due to a missing capability check on the reviewx_remove_guest_image function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to delete attachments.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N