CVE-2023-47681
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 QuadLayers WooCommerce Checkout Manager.This issue affects WooCommerce Checkout Manager: from n/a through 7.3.0.
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 confidenceA missing authorization vulnerability in WooCommerce Checkout Manager allows unauthorized users to potentially access or modify checkout-related functionality due to insufficient permission checks in the plugin.
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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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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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Verify WooCommerce Checkout Manager is installedNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins and confirm WooCommerce Checkout Manager appears in the installed plugins list, or query the wp_plugins database table for the plugin slug.Affected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn WordPress Admin > Plugins > WooCommerce Checkout Manager, locate the version number displayed under the plugin name, or inspect the plugin main file header for the 'Version' tag.Affected if Version is below 7.3.1 or cannot be determined (unknown versions should be treated as vulnerable)
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Check for publicly accessible checkout manager endpointsInspect the plugin directory for PHP files handling adminajax requests or front-end AJAX endpoints. Test access to common endpoints like admin-ajax.php?action=wooccm_... without authentication or with a low-privilege user account.Affected if Endpoints respond without requiring authentication or proper capability checks
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Verify permission capability checks exist in plugin codeSearch plugin PHP files for capability checks using current_user_can() or wp_validate_nonce() functions, particularly in files handling checkout field modifications, order data access, or settings updates.Affected if No capability checks are found before sensitive operations, or checks are missing in AJAX handlers
The environment is affected if WooCommerce Checkout Manager is installed with a version lower than 7.3.1, or if the plugin lacks proper authorization checks on its endpoints regardless of version.
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 dataUpgrade to version 7.3.1 or later which contains the fix for this authorization issue, or apply vendor-supplied patches.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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