WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2023-4796 Modified

Woocommerce Jetpack: Sensitive information exposure

Woocommerce Jetpack is affected by sensitive information exposure. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Woocommerce Jetpack
Plugin slug
woocommerce-jetpack
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Oct 20, 2023
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

This CVE was published Oct 20, 2023 and is one of 18 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Woocommerce Jetpack 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 Booster for WooCommerce for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Disclosure via the 'wcj_wp_option' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.1.0 due to insufficient controls on the information retrievable via the shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level capabilities or above, to retrieve arbitrary sensitive site options.

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

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

References

Primary and upstream sources