WoocommerceWordPress extension
CVE-2023-52222
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 · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce.This issue affects WooCommerce: from n/a through 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 confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WooCommerce versions up to 8.2.2 allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions on the e-commerce platform, such as modifying orders, changing settings, or executing administrative functions without their consent.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
WoocommerceWordPress extension
<= 8.2.2CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 WooCommerce installationCheck your site's plugins directory or WordPress admin dashboard to confirm WooCommerce plugin is installed and activeAffected if WooCommerce is installed and the version cannot be determined or is <= 8.2.2
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Determine installed WooCommerce versionNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins > WooCommerce, or check the version in the plugin header file, or use WP-CLI: wp plugin list --format=table | grep woocommerceAffected if The installed version number is 8.2.2 or lower, or the version cannot be read
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Check for CSRF token validation on admin actionsReview WooCommerce source code for state-changing operations (admin panel actions, order modifications, settings changes) and verify whether each includes nonce validation using wp_verify_nonce or similar WordPress nonce functionsAffected if State-changing operations lack nonce verification and the WooCommerce version is <= 8.2.2
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Inspect AJAX endpoints for missing noncesExamine WooCommerce AJAX handlers in the includes directory (particularly in admin-ajax.php hooks) to confirm that all handlers performing state changes validate a nonce before processingAffected if AJAX endpoints handling order or settings changes do not validate nonces and the WooCommerce version is <= 8.2.2
You are affected if WooCommerce is installed at version 8.2.2 or lower and any state-changing operations (admin actions, AJAX endpoints, or forms) lack server-side nonce validation.
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.
dbcve · scopedImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all state-changing operations (forms, AJAX endpoints, admin actions) and validate these tokens server-side before processing any request.
WooCommerce 8.3.0 or later
- Back up your WordPress database and files before updating
- Update WooCommerce to version 8.3.0 or later
- Verify the update was successful by checking the WooCommerce version in WP Admin > WooCommerce > Status
- Clear any caching plugins and server-side caches after updating
- Test critical e-commerce flows (checkout, payment processing, order creation) to confirm functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Woocommerce
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-52222 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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