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Ebook StoreWordPress extension · Shopfiles

CVE-2023-22701

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 5.775 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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 Shopfiles Ltd Ebook Store allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ebook Store: from n/a through 5.775.

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

Ebook Store by Shopfiles Ltd contains a missing authorization vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass access control checks due to incorrectly configured security levels. This critical flaw enables unauthenticated users to potentially access sensitive functionality or data that should require authorization.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks across all endpoints and functions, enforce role-based access control (RBAC), and conduct a comprehensive access control review to identify and remediate all misconfigured security levels.

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

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Ebook StoreWordPress extension
Affected:<= 5.775

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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. Identify if Shopfiles Ebook Store is installed
    Check system inventory, software listings, or web application directories for the presence of Shopfiles Ebook Store. Inspect application headers, footers, orAbout pages for product identification.
    Affected if The application Shopfiles Ebook Store is found in the environment
  2. Determine installed version
    Locate the version information through application admin panel, source files, or application metadata. Compare against the affected range.
    Affected if The installed version is 5.775 or any version lower than 5.775
  3. Test for unauthorized access to sensitive endpoints
    Attempt to access administrative functions, user data endpoints, or restricted pages without providing authentication credentials. Common paths to test include admin directories, user management pages, and download management interfaces.
    Affected if Sensitive functionality or administrative areas are accessible without authentication
  4. Review security configuration
    Inspect application configuration files and security settings for proper authorization enforcement. Check if role-based access controls are properly configured.
    Affected if Authorization checks are missing or security levels are incorrectly configured, allowing unauthenticated access to protected resources

The environment is affected if Shopfiles Ebook Store version 5.775 or lower is installed AND unauthenticated access to sensitive functionality or administrative areas is possible due to missing authorization checks.

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
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 5.775
Interim mitigation

Implement proper authorization checks across all endpoints and functions, enforce role-based access control (RBAC), and conduct a comprehensive access control review to identify and remediate all misconfigured security levels.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest available version of Ebook Store (above 5.775)

  1. 1. Back up your WordPress site database and files before making any changes
  2. 2. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Ebook Store
  3. 3. Click 'Update now' to install the latest version of the Ebook Store plugin
  4. 4. Verify the update completed successfully by checking the plugin version number
  5. 5. Test that ebook download and purchase functionality continues to work correctly after the update

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

Fix this in Ebook Store Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
36.0 hours of engineering $6,400
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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