What the vulnerability does
01Description
The WooCommerce Report plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options that can be leveraged for privilege escalation via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
REPORTiT for WooCommerce versions up to 1.5.1 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unauthorized actions on the site without their knowledge. This could allow the attacker to modify reports, settings, or other critical functionality.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
An attacker can modify reports, settings, or data without your permission if an admin visits their malicious link.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Admin must be logged in and visit a page controlled by the attacker.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
November 5, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
