Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-14755

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-13
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
The Cost Calculator Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Price Manipulation and Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1 only when used in combination with Cost Calculator Builder PRO. This is due to the ccb_woocommerce_payment AJAX action being registered via wp_ajax_nopriv, making it accessible to unauthenticated users, and the renderWooCommercePayment() function passing user-controlled data directly to CCBWooCheckout::init() without authorization checks. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add WooCommerce products to their cart with attacker-controlled prices.

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 Cost Calculator Builder WordPress plugin registers an AJAX action (ccb_woocommerce_payment) via wp_ajax_nopriv, making it accessible to unauthenticated users. The renderWooCommercePayment() function passes user-supplied price data directly to CCBWooCheckout::init() without any server-side validation or authorization checks, allowing attackers to add WooCommerce products to their cart with arbitrary prices.

MitigationUpdate Cost Calculator Builder to version 4.0.2 or later. Until then, disable the WooCommerce integration or add custom code to block unauthenticated access to the affected AJAX endpoint and implement server-side price validation.

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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
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

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  1. Verify Cost Calculator Builder plugin is installed
    Go to WordPress Admin > Plugins and confirm 'Cost Calculator Builder' is installed and note the installed version number
    Affected if Plugin is installed and version is below 4.0.2 or version cannot be determined
  2. Confirm WooCommerce is installed and active
    Go to WordPress Admin > Plugins and check if WooCommerce is installed and activated
    Affected if WooCommerce is active, as the vulnerability exploits the WooCommerce integration
  3. Check if WooCommerce integration is enabled in Cost Calculator Builder settings
    Navigate to Cost Calculator Builder settings in WordPress admin and look for WooCommerce integration settings. Check if the integration toggle or option is enabled
    Affected if WooCommerce integration is enabled in the plugin settings
  4. Test unauthenticated access to the vulnerable AJAX endpoint
    Send a POST request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=ccb_woocommerce_payment and verify the endpoint responds without authentication (check HTTP status 200)
    Affected if The endpoint returns a valid response without requiring authentication (status 200 instead of 401/403)

User is affected if Cost Calculator Builder plugin is installed with WooCommerce integration enabled and the AJAX endpoint is accessible to unauthenticated users.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Cost Calculator Builder to version 4.0.2 or later. Until then, disable the WooCommerce integration or add custom code to block unauthenticated access to the affected AJAX endpoint and implement server-side price validation.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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