Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2023-32299

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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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 Anzar Ahmed Ni WooCommerce Sales Report ni-woocommerce-sales-report allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ni WooCommerce Sales Report: from n/a through <= 3.7.3.

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

The Ni WooCommerce Sales Report plugin version 3.7.3 and earlier contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) where the plugin fails to properly verify user capabilities before allowing access to sales report data, potentially allowing authenticated users without proper permissions to view sensitive business information.

MitigationAdd proper capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) and nonce verification on all sales report endpoints; update to the latest plugin version once the vendor releases a patch.

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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. Verify NI WooCommerce Sales Report plugin is installed
    Log into the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Locate 'NI WooCommerce Sales Report' in the list and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file (typically in /wp-content/plugins/ni-woocommerce-sales-report/) for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and the reported version is 3.7.3 or lower.
  2. Confirm WooCommerce is active
    In the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, verify that WooCommerce is installed and activated. This plugin is a WooCommerce extension and requires WooCommerce to function.
    Affected if WooCommerce is not installed or not activated.
  3. Compare installed version to affected range
    Take the version number identified in step 1 and compare it against the affected versions: any version 3.7.3 or earlier is vulnerable. The version number is typically formatted as '3.7.3' or similar in the plugin metadata.
    Affected if The installed version is 3.7.3 or any version number that resolves to 3.7.3 or earlier (e.g., 3.7.2, 3.7.1, 3.7.0, 3.6.x).
  4. Test sales report endpoint access with low-privilege user
    Create or use an existing WordPress user role with minimal permissions (e.g., Subscriber). Attempt to access the sales report page directly via the plugin's URL endpoint (commonly /wp-admin/admin.php?page=ni-woocommerce-sales-report or similar). Observe whether the page loads and displays sensitive business data without prompting for elevated privileges.
    Affected if The sales report page loads and displays business information to a user account that lacks the 'manage_options' or equivalent administrative capability.

A user is affected if the NI WooCommerce Sales Report plugin version is 3.7.3 or earlier AND WooCommerce is active AND sales report data is accessible to users without proper administrative capabilities.

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

Add proper capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) and nonce verification on all sales report endpoints; update to the latest plugin version once the vendor releases a patch.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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