CVE-2023-36506
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in YITH YITH WooCommerce Waiting List allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects YITH WooCommerce Waiting List: from n/a through 2.13.0.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in YITH WooCommerce Waiting List plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionalities, potentially permitting unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to perform actions intended for administrators or higher-privileged users.
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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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm YITH WooCommerce Waiting List plugin is installedLocate the plugin directory in your WordPress installation at wp-content/plugins/yith-woocommerce-waiting-list and verify the plugin files existAffected if The plugin directory yith-woocommerce-waiting-list exists in the plugins folder
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (typically yith-woocommerce-waiting-list.php) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block, or check a version.php file if presentAffected if The version displayed is lower than 2.13.0 or cannot be determined to be 2.13.0 or higher
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Test access to plugin endpoints without authenticationUse a web request tool to send requests to common YITH Waiting List AJAX endpoints (such as those under /?wc-ajax= or /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with yith_waiting_list actions) without providing valid authentication credentialsAffected if Requests to plugin functionality return successful responses without requiring proper user authentication or admin privileges
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Verify access control on admin-facing plugin featuresAs a low-privileged user or unauthenticated user, attempt to access plugin settings pages or trigger actions intended for administrators (such as modifying waitlist data, exporting lists, or changing plugin configurations)Affected if Lower-privileged or unauthenticated users can successfully perform actions that should require administrator-level permissions
Your environment is affected if YITH WooCommerce Waiting List is installed with a version below 2.13.0 and plugin endpoints are accessible without proper authorization checks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate YITH WooCommerce Waiting List to the latest version beyond 2.13.0 which should contain the authorization fix. If no patched version is available, review and restrict access to plugin endpoints at the web server or application level.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-36506 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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