Ean For WoocommerceWordPress extension · Wpfactory
CVE-2024-34370
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 · uneditedImproper Privilege Management vulnerability in WPFactory EAN for WooCommerce allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects EAN for WooCommerce: from n/a through 4.8.9.
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 confidenceImproper Privilege Management vulnerability in WPFactory EAN for WooCommerce plugin allows privilege escalation, enabling lower-privileged users to gain higher access levels. The CVSS 7.2 score indicates significant security impact requiring urgent attention.
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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
Ean For WoocommerceWordPress extension
< 4.9.0CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/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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Check if plugin is installed and get versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'EAN for WooCommerce' by WPFactory. Note the version number displayed, or inspect the plugin main file header in /wp-content/plugins/ for the Version fieldAffected if Plugin is installed and version is below 4.9.0
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Verify plugin version via filesystemAccess the plugin directory via FTP or file manager, open the main plugin PHP file (typically named ean-for-woocommerce.php or similar), and locate the 'Version:' comment in the file headerAffected if Version header shows less than 4.9.0
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Audit WordPress user rolesIn WordPress admin, navigate to Users > All Users and review all accounts. Check for unexpected administrator or editor roles, especially accounts created recently by users who previously had lower privilegesAffected if Lower-privileged users have gained elevated roles or unauthorized admin accounts exist
Environment is affected if WPFactory EAN for WooCommerce is installed with a version lower than 4.9.0 and the plugin functionality is accessible to non-administrator users.
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 · scoped4.9.0
Update WPFactory EAN for WooCommerce to the latest patched version beyond 4.8.9. Review user role assignments and audit admin accounts for unauthorized privilege escalation.
4.9.0
- 1. Create a complete backup of the WordPress site (database and files)
- 2. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins
- 3. Find 'EAN for WooCommerce' by WPFactory
- 4. Click 'Update now' to install version 4.9.0 or later
- 5. Verify the update completed successfully
- 6. Test that WooCommerce functionality remains operational
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Ean For Woocommerce
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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-2024-34370 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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