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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-33566

CRITICAL · 10.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-29
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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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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 N-Media OrderConvo allows OS Command Injection.This issue affects OrderConvo: from n/a through 12.4.

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 · high confidence

Missing authorization vulnerability in N-Media OrderConvo plugin (versions up to 12.4) allows unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute operating system commands due to lack of proper access control checks on sensitive functionality.

MitigationImmediately upgrade OrderConvo to the latest version and implement proper authorization checks and input sanitization on all command execution endpoints.

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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
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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  1. Identify if OrderConvo plugin is installed
    Check the WordPress plugins directory for the 'order-convo' or 'orderconvo' folder, or query the WordPress database wp_options table for the active_plugins entry containing 'order-convo'
    Affected if The plugin folder or database entry exists indicating OrderConvo is present
  2. Determine the installed OrderConvo version
    Open the main plugin file (usually order-convo/order-convo.php) and read the Version header comment, or check the plugin version in WordPress admin plugins list
    Affected if The version number is 12.4 or lower, or if no version is displayed (which may indicate an old/unpatched version)
  3. Verify command execution functionality exists
    Search plugin source code for functions that invoke system shell commands such as shell_exec, exec, passthru, system, or similar PHP command execution functions
    Affected if Command execution functions are present in the plugin code without apparent authorization wrappers
  4. Check access control on sensitive endpoints
    Inspect the plugin AJAX handlers or form processing files for access control flags like 'check_admin_referer', 'current_user_can', or nonce validation before command execution logic
    Affected if No access control checks (or weak/null checks) are found before command execution code blocks

A user is affected if the OrderConvo plugin is installed at version 12.4 or lower and the plugin contains direct command execution functionality without proper authorization validation.

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

Immediately upgrade OrderConvo to the latest version and implement proper authorization checks and input sanitization on all command execution endpoints.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
32.0 hours of engineering $5,600
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