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Product Stock Manager \& Notifier For WoocommerceWordPress extension · Multivendorx

CVE-2023-37972

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-11-30
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.0.2 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in MultiVendorX Product Stock Manager & Notifier for WooCommerce.This issue affects Product Stock Manager & Notifier for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.0.1.

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

An information disclosure vulnerability in the MultiVendorX Product Stock Manager & Notifier for WooCommerce plugin allows unauthenticated or unauthorized actors to access sensitive product stock data. The specific flaw appears to involve improper access controls in the stock management functionality, potentially exposing inventory levels, product details, or notification settings to unauthorized users.

MitigationUpgrade to version 2.0.2 or later, which contains the security fix. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict access to the affected plugin endpoints via web server configuration or implement additional authentication requirements until the update can be applied.

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
Product Stock Manager \& Notifier For WoocommerceWordPress extension
Affected:< 2.0.2

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
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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. Check the installed plugin version
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins > MultiVendorX Product Stock Manager & Notifier For Woocommerce and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, inspect the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/includes/class-mvx.php or the main plugin file to find the Version: X.X.X field.
    Affected if The displayed version number is lower than 2.0.2 (for example, 2.0.1, 2.0.0, 1.x.x, or no version shown)
  2. Identify stock manager AJAX or API endpoints
    Search the plugin directory for files handling stock management requests. Look in wp-content/plugins/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/ for PHP files containing terms like 'stock_manager', 'stock_notifier', 'get_stock', or 'ajax' that relate to inventory. Common paths may include classes handling frontend AJAX calls or REST API routes.
    Affected if The plugin contains files or functions that handle stock data retrieval without visible capability checks or nonce verification for unauthenticated users
  3. Test unauthenticated access to stock data
    If the site allows external probe, send a direct request to known plugin AJAX endpoints (such as /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=mxv_get_stock_details or similar) without providing authentication cookies or valid nonces. Use a tool like curl or Burp Suite to observe the response.
    Affected if The server returns JSON or XML containing product stock levels, notification settings, or inventory details without requiring login credentials (response contains product IDs, stock quantities, or vendor information)
  4. Review access control implementation in stock classes
    Examine the PHP class files responsible for stock management (typically in classes directory under the plugin folder). Search for functions that fetch or display stock information and verify they include current_user_can() checks, capability verification, or nonce validation before returning data.
    Affected if Stock data retrieval functions lack proper capability checks (like 'manage_options' or 'edit_products') or do not verify user authentication before outputting sensitive inventory data

A user is affected if the MultiVendorX Product Stock Manager plugin version is below 2.0.2 AND the stock management endpoints are accessible without authentication or proper 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 2.0.2 or later
Fixed in 2.0.2
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to version 2.0.2 or later, which contains the security fix. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict access to the affected plugin endpoints via web server configuration or implement additional authentication requirements until the update can be applied.

Recommended fix High confidence

2.0.2

  1. Update the Product Stock Manager & Notifier For WooCommerce plugin to version 2.0.2 or later

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

Fix this in Product Stock Manager \& Notifier For Woocommerce Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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