WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce <= 4.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Message Activation/Deactivation

4.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-10437
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published October 28, 2024
Last Updated October 29, 2024
Researcher Francesco Carlucci

Description

The WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized Smar Message activation/deactivation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_enable function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate or deactivate smart messages.

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Vulnerability Details for WPC Smart Messages for WooCommerce

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wpc-smart-messages (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.2.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 4.2.1
Patched Version
  • 4.2.2

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