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Dynamic Pricing And Discount Rules For WoocommerceWordPress extension · Multidots

CVE-2023-40559

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-10-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.4.1 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

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
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in theDotstore Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.4.0 versions.

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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in theDotstore Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce plugin versions 2.4.0 and below allows attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended actions such as modifying pricing rules or discount configurations.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to the latest version > 2.4.0 which should include proper anti-CSRF token validation, or implement nonce verification on all state-changing admin actions if no patch is available.

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
Dynamic Pricing And Discount Rules For WoocommerceWordPress extension
Affected:< 2.4.1

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
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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. Locate the plugin installation
    Check your WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder containing 'dynamic-pricing-discount-rules-for-woocommerce', 'multidots', or 'thedotstore' in the name. Alternatively, log into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins to find 'Dynamic Pricing And Discount Rules For Woocommerce' or similar.
    Affected if The plugin is present in your WordPress installation.
  2. Identify the installed version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the plugin. The version number is displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, inspect the plugin's main PHP file (usually in the plugin folder root) and look for a 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.
    Affected if The version displayed is 2.4.0 or lower, meaning it is less than 2.4.1.
  3. Confirm the vendor and product name
    Verify the plugin is developed by 'Multidots' or 'theDotstore' and is specifically the 'Dynamic Pricing And Discount Rules For Woocommerce' plugin, as other similar-named plugins from different vendors may not be affected.
    Affected if The plugin matches both the vendor (Multidots/theDotstore) and the specific product name.

You are affected if the Multidots Dynamic Pricing And Discount Rules For WooCommerce plugin version 2.4.0 or lower is installed and active on your WordPress site, and administrators can authenticate to the WordPress admin area.

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

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 2.4.1 or later
Fixed in 2.4.1
Interim mitigation

Update the plugin to the latest version > 2.4.0 which should include proper anti-CSRF token validation, or implement nonce verification on all state-changing admin actions if no patch is available.

Recommended fix High confidence

2.4.1

  1. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins
  2. Locate 'Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce' in the plugins list
  3. If an update is available, click 'Update now' to upgrade to version 2.4.1 or later
  4. Alternatively, download version 2.4.1 or the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository and upload it manually

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

Fix this in Dynamic Pricing And Discount Rules For Woocommerce Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $3,000
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