What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce – Return Management System, RMA Exchange, Wallet And Cancel Order Features plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.5 via several functions due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite linked refund image attachments, overwrite refund request message, overwrite order messages, and read order messages of other users.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Return Refund and Exchange For WooCommerce plugin through version 4.4.5 contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to read and modify sensitive data. An attacker with a basic user account can access or alter information they should not have permission to view or change. Update to a version newer than 4.4.5 to resolve this issue.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read and modify sensitive data they should not have access to.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Customer data or refund/exchange records may be exposed or altered by unauthorized users with basic accounts.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site (e.g., customer or subscriber role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
February 14, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
