CVE-2024-3243 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-3243: Customer Reviews for WooCommerce <= 5.46.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Email Sending

Vendor Ivole
Product Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published April 16, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Customer Reviews for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized email sending due to a missing capability check on the send_test_email() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.46.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to send arbitrary test emails.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Customer Reviews for WooCommerce plugin through version 5.46.0 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify review data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter or tamper with customer reviews. The vulnerability requires an active user account but no special interaction from victims.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or tamper with customer reviews on the site without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Customer reviews can be altered by unauthorized users, damaging trust and review integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 16, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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