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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2023-44149

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-13
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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62/100
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 BeRocket Brands for WooCommerce brands-for-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Brands for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 3.8.2.2.

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 BeRocket Brands for WooCommerce plugin. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access functionality they should not have access to due to incorrectly configured access control security levels in the brands management functionality.

MitigationUpdate the Brands for WooCommerce plugin to the latest version once available, as the fix requires implementing proper authorization checks and access control validation within the plugin's brand management functions.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm plugin installation
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and verify that 'BeRocket Brands for WooCommerce' or 'Brands for WooCommerce' plugin is installed and active
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WooCommerce
  2. Identify installed version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, find the BeRocket Brands plugin and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/bh-brands-for-woocommerce/includes/plugin_version.php or similar version file
    Affected if The version is older than the patched version (the vulnerability existed in versions lacking proper authorization checks in brand management)
  3. Verify brand management feature exists
    Check if the brand management functionality is accessible in WooCommerce admin (usually under WooCommerce > Settings > Brands or a dedicated Brands menu item). Look for capabilities to add, edit, or delete brands
    Affected if The brand management feature is present and accessible
  4. Test unauthenticated brand access
    If the site has a public-facing brand page or API endpoint (such as /?wc-brand=brand_name or wp-json/wc/v3/brands), attempt to access it without authentication. Check the HTTP response and whether brand data is returned without login
    Affected if Unauthenticated requests return brand data or execute brand-related actions that should require authorization
  5. Check for exposed admin actions
    Inspect WordPress AJAX endpoints (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) and REST API routes for brand-related actions (add_brand, update_brand, delete_brand). Use browser dev tools or curl to test if these endpoints accept requests from non-admin users without proper capability checks
    Affected if Brand management AJAX or REST endpoints execute successfully for users lacking administrator or shop manager roles

A user is affected if the BeRocket Brands for WooCommerce plugin is installed, the brand management functionality is present, and unauthorized users can access or modify brand data without proper capability verification.

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 the Brands for WooCommerce plugin to the latest version once available, as the fix requires implementing proper authorization checks and access control validation within the plugin's brand management functions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,800
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