Unauthorized Modification of Data in WooCommerce Social Login Plugin
CVE-2024-6636

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress

Vendor
CVE Published:
20 July 2024

What is CVE-2024-6636?

The WooCommerce - Social Login plugin for WordPress is affected by a security vulnerability that allows unauthorized data modification. This issue arises from a missing capability check on the 'woo_slg_login_email' function, which is present in all versions up to and including 2.7.3. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to alter a new user's default role to Administrator during the account registration process, potentially granting them elevated privileges within the WordPress environment. This significant weakness emphasizes the need for users to ensure they are using the latest versions of the plugin and to regularly review their site security practices.

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Affected Version(s)

WooCommerce - Social Login * <= 2.7.3

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Vu Nguyen
.