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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2023-49848

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-09
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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74/100
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 Marc dooder Sharkdropship dropshipping for Aliexpress, eBay, Amazon, etsy woo-aliexpress-dropshipping allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Sharkdropship dropshipping for Aliexpress, eBay, Amazon, etsy: from n/a through <= 2.1.1.

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

Missing authorization vulnerability in the Sharkdropship WooCommerce dropshipping plugin allows authenticated attackers to access functions or data that should require higher privilege levels due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. This enables privilege escalation or unauthorized access to sensitive dropshipping operations like order management, product synchronization, or customer data across connected Aliexpress, eBay, Amazon, or Etsy accounts.

MitigationImplement proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks and verify user authorization before executing sensitive operations. Audit all admin-level functions to ensure they validate user capabilities and nonce tokens appropriately.

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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 checks

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

  1. Verify Sharkdropship plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Sharkdropship WooCommerce Dropshipping' or search for the plugin files in /wp-content/plugins/ directory
    Affected if The Sharkdropship plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
  2. Check installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Sharkdropship, and note the version number displayed. Compare this version against any release notes or the vendor changelog for when the vulnerability was addressed.
    Affected if The installed version has not received a security patch for CVE-2023-49848
  3. Inspect WordPress user roles and capabilities
    Use a role management plugin or query the wp_options table to review which user roles exist and what capabilities are assigned, particularly checking for any custom roles created by Sharkdropship
    Affected if Non-administrator users have elevated capabilities that should be restricted to admins only
  4. Review AJAX actions and admin endpoints
    Examine the plugin source code (typically in includes/ or classes/ folders) for AJAX handlers (wp_ajax_ hooks) and admin pages that lack current_user_can() or nonce verification checks before performing sensitive operations
    Affected if The plugin exposes AJAX endpoints or admin functions without proper authorization checks
  5. Check for unauthorized access to dropshipping operations
    Using a non-admin test account, attempt to access plugin features like order management, product sync, or connected marketplace settings via direct URL access or AJAX calls
    Affected if A lower-privileged user can successfully perform operations that should require administrator privileges

You are affected if the Sharkdropship plugin is installed, active, and allows authenticated non-administrator users to access sensitive dropshipping operations or admin functions without proper authorization checks.

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

Implement proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks and verify user authorization before executing sensitive operations. Audit all admin-level functions to ensure they validate user capabilities and nonce tokens appropriately.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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