Export and Import Users and Customers <= 2.4.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Shop Manager) Arbitrary User Password Change

Incorrect Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-3459
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published July 14, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher István Márton
Description

The Export and Import Users and Customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'hf_update_customer' function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with shop manager-level permissions to change user passwords and potentially take over administrator accounts.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4.1
Patched Version
  • 2.4.2
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