Bear Woocommerce Bulk Editor And Products Manager ProfessionalWordPress extension · Pluginus
CVE-2024-24835
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 realmag777 BEAR.This issue affects BEAR: from n/a through 1.1.4.
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 realmag777 BEAR theme/plugin allows unauthorized users to access protected functionality due to absent or insufficient permission checks. This broken access control issue affects versions up to 1.1.4 and enables actors with low privileges to perform actions beyond their intended permissions.
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
Bear Woocommerce Bulk Editor And Products Manager ProfessionalWordPress extension
< 1.1.4.1CVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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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Check installed plugin versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate 'Pluginus Bear - Woocommerce Bulk Editor And Products Manager Professional', or inspect the plugin's main PHP file (typically in wp-content/plugins/bear-bulk-editor/) and look for the 'Version' header comment or the version constant.Affected if The version displayed is below 1.1.4.1
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Verify WordPress user roles presentGo to WordPress admin > Users > Roles (or use a user role editor plugin) to enumerate existing user roles and their capabilities on the site.Affected if Users with roles other than Administrator exist (such as Editor, Author, Contributor, or custom roles)
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Test plugin access with limited userLog in with a non-administrator user account (e.g., Editor) and attempt to access the bulk editor functionality at /wp-admin/admin.php?page=woo-bulk-editor, or intercept plugin AJAX requests using browser developer tools to see if they execute without proper capability validation.Affected if The bulk editor loads or AJAX actions execute successfully for a non-administrator user without permission errors
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Inspect plugin admin page accessNavigate to the plugin's admin menu entry (typically under 'WooCommerce' or as a top-level menu item for the bulk editor) while logged in as a subscriber-level or shop manager user.Affected if The plugin admin interface is accessible and fully functional for users lacking administrator privileges
Your environment is affected if the plugin version is below 1.1.4.1 AND non-administrator users can access or execute the bulk editor's administrative functionality without proper permission 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.
dbcve · scoped1.1.4.1
Implement proper authorization checks (capability verification, nonce validation, permission validation) before executing sensitive operations. Enforce role-based access control (RBAC) consistent with WordPress best practices.
Upgrade to BEAR plugin version 1.1.4.1 or later
- 1. Backup your WordPress database and files before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 3. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 4. Locate 'BEAR - Woocommerce Bulk Editor And Products Manager Professional'
- 5. Check if current version is below 1.1.4.1
- 6. If vulnerable, click 'Update now' if an update is available, or download version 1.1.4.1 from the official WordPress repository or vendor
- 7. Verify the update was successful and the plugin version is now 1.1.4.1 or higher
- 8. Test that the WooCommerce bulk editor functionality continues to work as expected
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Bear Woocommerce Bulk Editor And Products Manager Professional
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-24835 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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