CVE-2023-48274
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 Mondial Relay WooCommerce - WCMultiShipping WCMultiShipping allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WCMultiShipping: from n/a through 2.3.5.
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 the WCMultiShipping plugin for WooCommerce 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 enabling unauthorized actions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm WCMultiShipping plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and verify WCMultiShipping plugin is active, or check the plugins directory for the WCMultiShipping folderAffected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify the installed versionCheck the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/wcmultishipping/wcmultishipping.php or view the version in the WordPress plugin admin pageAffected if The version matches or falls within any known affected version ranges (compare to official vulnerability advisory)
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Test for unauthorized access to admin functionsAs a low-privilege user (e.g., Subscriber), attempt to access WCMultiShipping settings pages or shipping configuration endpoints directly via URLAffected if Access is granted without proper permission checks
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Verify user role capability enforcementUsing a non-admin account, attempt to modify shipping configurations, add/edit shipping methods, or access API endpoints exposed by the pluginAffected if Actions complete successfully without authorization errors
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Review access control configurationCheck the plugin settings under WooCommerce > MultiShipping for any misconfigured permission levels or security settingsAffected if Plugin allows reduced or missing permission requirements for sensitive operations
The environment is affected if WCMultiShipping is installed and low-privilege users can access or modify shipping configurations 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 dataImplement proper authorization checks on all sensitive functions within the plugin, review and correct access control security levels, and update to a patched version if available.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2023-48274 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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