Sms Plugin For WoocommerceWordPress extension · Bulkgate
CVE-2023-51679
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 BulkGate BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce.This issue affects BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce: from n/a through 3.0.2.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce (versions up to 3.0.2) allows unauthenticated attackers to perform actions that should require proper authorization, potentially enabling unauthorized modification of SMS settings or other data.
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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
Sms Plugin For WoocommerceWordPress extension
<= 3.0.2CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Identify if BulkGate SMS Plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugin directory or WooCommerce plugin list to see if the BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce is present in the installation.Affected if The plugin is installed and appears in the list of WooCommerce or WordPress plugins.
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Determine the installed plugin versionAccess the plugin details page in WordPress admin (Plugins > Plugin Editor or Plugins list view) to view the installed version of BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce.Affected if The installed version is 3.0.2 or any earlier version (up to and including 3.0.2).
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Verify the plugin is activeCheck the WordPress admin Plugins page to confirm whether BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce is currently activated and running on the site.Affected if The plugin is installed and active on the WooCommerce site.
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Inspect SMS settings accessibilityAttempt to access the BulkGate SMS plugin settings page or configuration options. Verify whether the settings can be accessed or modified without requiring authentication or proper authorization checks.Affected if SMS settings, API configuration, or message templates can be accessed or modified without proper authorization, or if the plugin exposes administrative functions to unauthenticated users.
If BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce version 3.0.2 or earlier is installed and active, the site is likely affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.
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 the latest version of BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce that implements proper authorization checks for affected functionality.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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-2023-51679 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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