Missing authorization in WC Affiliate - The Most Feature-rich Affiliate Plugin for WooCommerce

1) Missing Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU105938

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12336

CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing capability check on the "export_all_data" function. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WC Affiliate - The Most Feature-rich Affiliate Plugin for WooCommerce: 2.5 - 2.5.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:mukto90:wc-affiliate:2.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mukto90:wc-affiliate:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mukto90:wc-affiliate:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wc-affiliate/trunk/src/AJAX.php#L903
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cf0fb349-4cb8-4cf3-ae7c-5c4dcc6fd4f7?source=cve

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.