Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-32724

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-14
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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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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 Woo product importer Sharkdropship dropshipping for Aliexpress, eBay, Amazon, etsy.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

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Sharkdropship WordPress plugin (versions through 2.1.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to access product importer functions that should require admin-level privileges. The plugin fails to implement proper capability checks on certain AJAX endpoints or admin actions, potentially allowing unauthorized import/modification of products.

MitigationUpdate to the latest patched version of Sharkdropship if available. If no patch exists, restrict access to the affected plugin admin pages via server-side configuration or implement interim access controls at the web application firewall level.

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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
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 checks

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  1. Confirm Sharkdropship plugin is installed
    Check your WordPress installation's wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'sharkdropship' or similar, or list installed plugins via wp-admin/plugins.php
    Affected if The plugin folder exists in your WordPress plugins directory
  2. Identify installed plugin version
    Open the main plugin PHP file (usually wp-content/plugins/sharkdropship/*.php) and look for the 'Version:' header in the plugin comment block, or check readme.txt
    Affected if Version is 2.1.1 or lower (any version through 2.1.1)
  3. Identify vulnerable AJAX endpoints
    Examine the plugin PHP files for AJAX action hooks related to product import (search for 'wp_ajax_sharkdropship' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv' combined with import-related functions)
    Affected if AJAX endpoints exist that handle product import without capability checks
  4. Test endpoint accessibility without authentication
    Send a crafted HTTP request to the identified AJAX endpoint (typically at /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=sharkdropship_import) WITHOUT including authentication cookies or valid nonces
    Affected if The endpoint responds with successful product import functionality or returns data that should require admin privileges

If the Sharkdropship plugin is installed with version 2.1.1 or lower and the product importer AJAX endpoints respond successfully to unauthenticated requests, the environment is affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.

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

Update to the latest patched version of Sharkdropship if available. If no patch exists, restrict access to the affected plugin admin pages via server-side configuration or implement interim access controls at the web application firewall level.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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