CVE-2023-2781 HIGH

CVE-2023-2781: User Email Verification for WooCommerce <= 3.5.0 - Authentication Bypass

Vendor Sandeepsoni214
Product User Email Verification for WooCommerce
Weakness CWE-288
Published June 2, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The User Email Verification for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass via authenticate_user_by_email in versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to a random token generation weakness in the resend_verification_email function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to impersonate users and trigger an email address verification for arbitrary accounts, including administrative accounts, and automatically be logged in as that user, including any site administrators. This requires the Allow Automatic Login After Successful Verification setting to be enabled, which it is not by default.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 2, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated