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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-50421

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-29
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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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 WP Overnight WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips: from n/a through <= 3.8.6.

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

This is a missing authorization vulnerability in the WP Overnight WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips plugin (versions through 3.8.6). The plugin fails to properly enforce access control checks, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured security levels to access functionality or data they should not have permission to view or modify.

MitigationUpdate the WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips plugin to the latest version which should contain proper authorization controls. If no update is available, review and enforce proper user role permissions and consider restricting access to the plugin's admin pages via server-level access controls.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Low
Availability
None

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed plugin version
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips and view the version number displayed, or inspect the plugin header in the main PHP file (typically in wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips/)
    Affected if The displayed version is 3.8.6 or any earlier version (e.g., 3.8.5, 3.8.0, etc.)
  2. Confirm plugin is active
    Verify the WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips plugin shows as 'Active' in the WordPress Plugins admin page
    Affected if The plugin is active and the version is 3.8.6 or earlier
  3. Review user role capabilities
    Inspect the plugin settings for capability configuration (typically found under WooCommerce > PDF Invoices > General Settings or similar), checking which user roles can access invoice generation and admin functions
    Affected if The plugin allows lower-privileged roles (like Subscriber or Customer) to access invoice generation or admin functionality that should be restricted to Administrators or Shop Managers
  4. Test access to plugin admin pages
    Attempt to access the plugin admin pages using a limited user account (e.g., a Subscriber or Customer role) to see if authorization controls are enforced
    Affected if A user without Administrator or Shop Manager privileges can access plugin pages, generate invoices, or modify settings they should not have permission to access

You are affected if the installed version is 3.8.6 or earlier AND the plugin is active, particularly if lower-privileged users can access plugin functionality they should not have permission to view or modify.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips plugin to the latest version which should contain proper authorization controls. If no update is available, review and enforce proper user role permissions and consider restricting access to the plugin's admin pages via server-level access controls.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

3.8.7 or later

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Locate 'WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips' by WP Overnight
  4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to version 3.8.7 or later
  5. Verify the update completed successfully
  6. Test that the PDF invoice generation functionality works correctly after the update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,420
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