CVE-2024-31262
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 Jcodex WooCommerce Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager).This issue affects WooCommerce Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager): from n/a through 2.1.8.
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 the Jcodex WooCommerce Checkout Field Editor plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended checkout field configuration changes via maliciously crafted requests.
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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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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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Verify plugin is installedCheck wp-content/plugins/ directory for 'jcodex-checkout-field-editor' or 'jcodex-wc-checkout-field-editor' folder, or query WordPress plugins table for active plugin statusAffected if Plugin folder exists and plugin is activated in WordPress admin
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Identify installed versionRead the plugin header comment in the main PHP file (usually in the plugin root folder) to find the 'Version:' tag, or check in WordPress plugins admin pageAffected if Version is unknown, unpatched, or cannot be determined from official sources
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Confirm WooCommerce dependencyVerify WooCommerce is installed and active - check wp-content/plugins/woocommerce folder or query plugins tableAffected if WooCommerce is not active - the plugin requires WooCommerce to be present for the vulnerability to be relevant
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Check for authenticated users with configuration privilegesReview WordPress user roles that have access to WooCommerce checkout field settings (typically administrators or shop managers with ecommerce privileges)Affected if There are users with privileges to modify checkout field configurations who could be targeted via CSRF
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Inspect code for missing nonce validationExamine the plugin's PHP files for form submissions and AJAX actions - search for 'wp_nonce_field', 'check_admin_referer', 'check_ajax_referer', or 'wp_verify_nonce' calls in files handling checkout field configuration savesAffected if State-changing actions (save, add, delete, update checkout fields) do not verify nonces before processing requests
The environment is affected if the Jcodex WooCommerce Checkout Field Editor plugin is installed and active, and the code handling checkout field configuration saves lacks proper nonce validation for CSRF protection.
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 WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all form submissions and AJAX actions within the plugin, and verify nonce validation before processing any state-changing requests.
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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-2024-31262 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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