What the vulnerability does
01Description
The WooCommerce POS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.11. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying the authentication and authorization of the current user This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with customer-level access and above, to view potentially sensitive information about other users by leveraging their order id
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
WCPOS – Point of Sale plugin for WooCommerce versions up to 1.4.11 contain an insufficient cryptographic protection vulnerability. An attacker with low-level site access can read sensitive data that should be encrypted or protected. The vulnerability requires valid user credentials and network access but no additional user interaction.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive data that should be encrypted or protected within the POS system.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Customer or transaction data in your POS system may be readable by low-privilege users or attackers with basic site access.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Valid low-privilege user account on the WordPress site; network access to the site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
March 20, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated