WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-1807 Deferred

Product Sort and Display for WooCommerce: A security weakness

Product Sort and Display 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.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Product Sort and Display for WooCommerce
Plugin slug
woocommerce-product-sort-and-display
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 02, 2024
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Apr 02, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Product Sort and Display 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.

Source record

Technical description

The Product Sort and Display for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the psad_update_product_cat_custom_meta_ajax function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to hide product categories.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources