Email Verification for WooCommerce <= 1.8.1 - Authentication Bypass

8.8
Improper Authentication
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published July 14, 2020
Last Updated January 4, 2023
Researcher Michal Lipinski

Description

The Email Verification for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass due to insufficient validation on the alg_wc_ev_activation_code value found in the verify() function which makes it possible for users to spoof email validation for any user, including administrators, that will auto-log them in as that user through wp_set_auth_cookie(). This affects versions up to, and including, 1.8.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as site administrators.

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Vulnerability Details for Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug emails-verification-for-woocommerce (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.8.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.1
Patched Version
  • 1.8.2

1 other affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug email-verification-for-woocommerce-pro
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.8.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.1
Patched Version
  • 1.8.2

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