Missing Authorization Vulnerability in BEAR for WordPress
CVE-2023-4938

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Bear – Bulk Editor And Products Manager Professional For WooCommerce By Pluginus.net
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 October 2023

What is CVE-2023-4938?

The BEAR plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing capability check in its woobe_bulkoperations_apply_default_combination function. This oversight allows authenticated users, such as subscribers or higher roles, to perform unauthorized actions—including manipulation of products—potentially compromising site integrity. It is crucial for users of the affected versions to take immediate action to secure their installations.

Affected Version(s)

BEAR – Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional for WooCommerce by Pluginus.Net * <= 1.1.3.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-bulk-edito...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2970262/woo-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
.