WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2023-3459 Modified

Export and Import Users and Customers: A security weakness

Export and Import Users and Customers 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.

CVE / CNA score 7.2 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Export and Import Users and Customers
Plugin slug
users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 18, 2023
Weakness
CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

This CVE was published Jul 18, 2023 and is one of 8 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Export and Import Users and Customers 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.

Source record

Technical description

The Export and Import Users and Customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'hf_update_customer' function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with shop manager-level permissions to change user passwords and potentially take over administrator accounts.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Primary and upstream sources