CVE-2024-56031
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Yulio Aleman Jimenez Smart Shopify Product smart-shopify-product allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Smart Shopify Product: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
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 confidenceThe Smart Shopify Product plugin versions up to 1.0.2 contain a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This authorization bypass likely enables authenticated users to access functionality or data they should not have permission to view or modify.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify plugin versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins > Smart Shopify Product, or check the plugin header in the main PHP file for the 'Version' fieldAffected if The installed version is 1.0.2 or lower (any version up to and including 1.0.2)
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Locate plugin filesAccess the WordPress wp-content/plugins directory and locate the smart-shopify-product folder, or use a file manager or FTP to browse the plugin directory structureAffected if The plugin folder exists and contains the vulnerable code (versions 1.0.2 and below)
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Inspect AJAX endpoint registrationSearch the plugin PHP files for 'add_action' calls registering wp_ajax_ actions (e.g., wp_ajax_smart_shopify_*) and examine if they include 'nopriv' capability checks or proper capability requirementsAffected if AJAX endpoints are registered without capability checks or with weak capability requirements that allow lower-privileged users to access them
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Check for missing nonce verificationReview the AJAX handler functions in the plugin for the presence of 'check_ajax_referer' or 'wp_verify_nonce' calls before processing requestsAffected if Sensitive AJAX functions lack nonce verification, allowing CSRF attacks to exploit the authorization flaw
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Review capability checks on sensitive functionsSearch the plugin code for 'current_user_can' or 'capabilities' checks before executing sensitive operations such as saving settings, modifying product data, or accessing admin functionsAffected if Functions that should require administrator privileges only allow access without proper capability validation
You are affected if the Smart Shopify Product plugin version is 1.0.2 or lower and the plugin exposes AJAX endpoints or functions lacking proper capability and nonce verification checks.
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 proper authorization checks (capability checks and nonce verification) on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin. Update to the latest patched version when available.
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