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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2023-30870

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-09
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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74/100
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 wooproductimporter Sharkdropship for AliExpress Dropship and Affiliate allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Sharkdropship for AliExpress Dropship and Affiliate: from n/a through 2.2.3.

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

This is a Missing Authorization (Broken Access Control) vulnerability in the Sharkdropship AliExpress dropship plugin for WooCommerce. The plugin incorrectly configures access control security levels, allowing unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access sensitive functionality such as product importing, settings modification, or data exfiltration that should require higher privileges.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of the plugin immediately. If no patch is available, disable the plugin and review all AJAX actions and admin pages for proper capability checks and nonce validations before performing privileged operations.

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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
Low

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

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. Verify the Sharkdropship AliExpress plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Sharkdropship AliExpress' or similar naming. Check if it is activated.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in the WooCommerce environment
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find the Sharkdropship plugin, and note the version number displayed. Compare this version to any known fixed releases.
    Affected if The installed version is older than the patched version or no version information is available for comparison
  3. Identify AJAX actions exposed by the plugin
    Examine the plugin files for registered AJAX hooks using add_action('wp_ajax_...) or add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_...). Look for action names related to product importing, settings modification, or data handling.
    Affected if AJAX actions exist that are registered with wp_ajax_nopriv_ (allowing unauthenticated access) or lack capability checks using current_user_can() or similar authorization functions
  4. Verify capability checks on admin functionality
    Review the plugin source code for admin action handlers and pages. Search for current_user_can() calls before sensitive operations like settings changes, product imports, or data exports.
    Affected if Admin functions lack proper current_user_can() capability verification or nonce validation before executing privileged operations
  5. Test for unauthorized access to sensitive features
    If you have access to the site, attempt to access plugin admin pages or trigger AJAX endpoints while logged out or as a low-privilege user. Observe if operations succeed without proper authorization prompts.
    Affected if Unauthenticated or low-privilege users can successfully access product importing, settings modification, or data exfiltration features that should require administrator-level permissions

The environment is affected if the Sharkdropship AliExpress plugin is active and its AJAX actions or admin pages lack proper capability checks and nonce validation, allowing unauthorized access to privileged functionality.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to the latest version of the plugin immediately. If no patch is available, disable the plugin and review all AJAX actions and admin pages for proper capability checks and nonce validations before performing privileged operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
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  • Review / QA2.0 h
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