Improper Authorization in MultiVendorX - CVE-2024-9531
Published: November 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99923
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9531
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WC Marketplace
Affected software:
MultiVendorX
MultiVendorX
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing capability check on the "mvx_sent_deactivation_request" function. A remote user can send a specially crafted email to the site's administrator asking to delete the profile of an arbitrary vendor.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-9531
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5af1063c-615e-4196-9fa6-960c008544c4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/trunk/classes/class-mvx-ajax.php#L3780
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3173238/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/trunk/classes/class-mvx-ajax.php?contextall=1&old=3168957&old_path=%2Fdc-woocommerce-multi-vendor%2Ftrunk%2Fclasses%2Fclass-mvx-ajax.php