CVE-2023-45101 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-45101: WordPress Customer Reviews for WooCommerce plugin <= 5.36.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Cusrev
Product Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published January 2, 2025
Last update April 29, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in CusRev Customer Reviews for WooCommerce customer-reviews-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Customer Reviews for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 5.36.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce versions up to 5.36.0 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to degrade site availability. An attacker with a low-privilege account can trigger a denial-of-service condition without user interaction. The vulnerability affects the plugin's core functionality and requires a site update to resolve.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

An authenticated user can make the site unavailable or unresponsive to other visitors.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or unavailable if an authenticated user exploits this flaw repeatedly.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account (e.g., subscriber or customer role) on the WooCommerce site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published
April 29, 2026 Record updated

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