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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2022-47182

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Wpexpertsio APIExperts Square for WooCommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects APIExperts Square for WooCommerce: from n/a through 4.4.1.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The APIExperts Square for WooCommerce plugin versions up to 4.4.1 contain a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This authorization bypass could permit unauthenticated or improperly authenticated users to access sensitive functionality intended for privileged users.

MitigationUpgrade to the latest version of the APIExperts Square for WooCommerce plugin. If no update is available, implement proper authorization checks (capability checks and nonce verification) on all sensitive endpoints and administrative functions.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm plugin installation
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate 'APIExperts Square for WooCommerce' or inspect the plugin files in wp-content/plugins/ for a directory named 'square-for-woocommerce' or similar
    Affected if The plugin is not installed or has been removed entirely
  2. Check installed version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, view the plugin details to see the installed version number, or read the main plugin PHP file header for the 'Version' tag
    Affected if The installed version is 4.4.1 or any earlier version (the vulnerability affects versions up to 4.4.1)
  3. Identify sensitive administrative functions
    Review the plugin source code for administrative functions, AJAX endpoints, or API routes that perform privileged operations (e.g., processing payments, managing orders, accessing settings)
    Affected if The plugin contains functions intended for privileged users (administrators, shop managers)
  4. Test endpoint access control
    Send requests to the plugin's admin-facing URLs or AJAX endpoints without providing valid authentication credentials or WordPress nonces, using a tool like curl or Burp Suite
    Affected if Requests are processed without returning a 401/403 authorization error and execute privileged operations

A user is affected if the plugin is installed at version 4.4.1 or earlier AND sensitive administrative functions or endpoints are accessible without proper capability checks or nonce verification.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to the latest version of the APIExperts Square for WooCommerce plugin. If no update is available, implement proper authorization checks (capability checks and nonce verification) on all sensitive endpoints and administrative functions.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

4.4.2 or later

  1. 1. Backup your WordPress site and database before making any changes
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in WordPress admin dashboard
  3. 3. Locate 'APIExperts Square for WooCommerce' plugin
  4. 4. Check current installed version to confirm it is 4.4.1 or earlier
  5. 5. Update the plugin to the latest available version (4.4.2 or higher)
  6. 6. Verify the update completed successfully
  7. 7. Test that the plugin functionality works as expected after update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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