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Woocommerce Photo ReviewsWordPress extension · Villatheme

CVE-2024-8277

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.3.14 or later.
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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
The WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.13.2. This is due to the plugin not properly validating what user transient is being used in the login() function and not properly verifying the user's identity. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as user that has dismissed an admin notice in the past 30 days, which is often an administrator. Alternatively, a user can log in as any user with any transient that has a valid user_id as the value, though it would be more difficult to exploit this successfully.

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

The WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium plugin fails to properly validate user transients in its login() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication by exploiting transients associated with users who dismissed admin notices within 30 days, or any user with a valid user_id transient value.

MitigationUpdate to version 1.3.13.3 or later which contains proper transient validation; if no update is available, remove the plugin and seek an alternative review solution.

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

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
Woocommerce Photo ReviewsWordPress extension
Affected:< 1.3.14

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

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

  1. Identify the installed plugin version
    Access your WordPress plugins directory and locate the Villatheme Woocommerce Photo Reviews plugin folder, then read the main plugin file (usually photo-reviews.php or similar) to find the version number defined in the plugin header
    Affected if The installed version is less than 1.3.14 (such as 1.3.13, 1.3.12, etc.)
  2. Locate the vulnerable login() function
    In the plugin directory, search for a function named 'login' within the plugin PHP files, typically found in includes/ or classes/ folders
    Affected if The login() function exists in the plugin code and contains logic handling transients without proper user validation
  3. Inspect transient handling in the login function
    Examine the login() function code for transient get/set operations, specifically looking for code that retrieves transients using user identifiers without validating the current user session
    Affected if The login() function processes transients containing user_id values (such as those created when users dismiss admin notices) and uses these values to authenticate without proper validation
  4. Check for active transients in the WordPress database
    Query the wp_options table or use WP-CLI 'wp transient list' command to examine transients with keys containing 'photo_reviews' or user-related identifiers
    Affected if There are active transients in the database associated with this plugin that contain user_id values, particularly those created within the last 30 days from dismissed admin notices

Your environment is affected if the Villatheme Woocommerce Photo Reviews plugin version is below 1.3.14 and the login() function handles transients without validating user sessions, allowing unauthenticated access through transient-based authentication bypass.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.3.14 or later
Fixed in 1.3.14
Interim mitigation

Update to version 1.3.13.3 or later which contains proper transient validation; if no update is available, remove the plugin and seek an alternative review solution.

Recommended fix High confidence

1.3.14

  1. Backup your WordPress site and database before making any changes
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in your WordPress admin dashboard
  3. Find 'WooCommerce Photo Reviews' (or 'WooCommerce Photo Reviews Premium') in the plugin list
  4. Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 1.3.14 of the plugin
  5. Verify the plugin version has been updated to 1.3.14 or later
  6. Test that authentication functionality works correctly by logging in as different user types
  7. Confirm the vulnerability is no longer exploitable by reviewing login logs

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

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