CVE-2024-56207
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 · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in EditionGuard EditionGuard for WooCommerce – eBook Sales with DRM editionguard-for-woocommerce-ebook-sales-with-drm allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects EditionGuard for WooCommerce – eBook Sales with DRM: from n/a through <= 3.4.2.
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 confidenceCSRF vulnerability in the EditionGuard WooCommerce plugin allows privilege escalation. An attacker could potentially trick an authenticated administrator into unknowingly performing actions that elevate an attacker's privileges (e.g., creating admin accounts or modifying user roles). The issue affects versions through 3.4.2.
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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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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Confirm EditionGuard plugin is installedCheck WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) or access Plugins > Installed Plugins in WordPress admin to verify EditionGuard WooCommerce plugin is presentAffected if EditionGuard plugin is installed and handles admin actions without CSRF protection
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Identify admin action handlersExamine EditionGuard plugin PHP files for functions handling state-changing admin operations (user role changes, privilege modifications, settings updates)Affected if Admin action handlers exist without wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer calls
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Inspect AJAX endpoints for nonce validationSearch plugin files for add_action('wp_ajax_') and add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_') hooks, then verify if callback functions include nonce verification using wp_verify_nonceAffected if AJAX endpoints process requests without verifying anti-CSRF tokens
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Check form submissions for nonce fieldsReview PHP files that render admin forms and HTML output to determine if wp_nonce_field() or wp_nonce_url() is used on sensitive formsAffected if Forms that perform privilege escalation actions lack hidden nonce fields
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Verify capability checks on sensitive actionsExamine if admin action handlers include current_user_can() or similar permission checks before processing privilege escalation requestsAffected if Actions can be triggered by any authenticated user without proper capability verification
Environment is affected if EditionGuard WooCommerce plugin is installed and its admin actions, AJAX endpoints, or forms lack anti-CSRF nonce verification combined with proper capability 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.
dbcve · scopedImplement anti-CSRF tokens (WordPress nonces) on all state-changing admin actions, particularly those related to user management and privilege modification. Verify nonces on all POST/AJAX requests handling user roles or administrative functions.
Latest version greater than 3.4.2 (check WordPress plugin repository for current stable release)
- Check your current EditionGuard for WooCommerce plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins
- If version is <= 3.4.2, navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin or Updates section
- Update to the latest available version of EditionGuard for WooCommerce – eBook Sales with DRM which contains the CSRF fix
- Verify the update completed successfully
- Test that the plugin functionality works as expected after update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-56207 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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