What the vulnerability does
01Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nitin Prakash Product Author for WooCommerce wc-product-author allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Product Author for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.0.7.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Product Author for WooCommerce versions up to 1.0.7 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the WooCommerce store without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Perform unwanted actions on a WooCommerce store by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
An attacker can modify WooCommerce settings or data if they trick your admin into clicking a malicious link while logged in.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Victim must be logged in to WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
March 27, 2025
CVE published
April 28, 2026
Record updated