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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-49320

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-06-06
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 fraudlabspro FraudLabs Pro for WooCommerce fraudlabs-pro-for-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects FraudLabs Pro for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 2.22.11.

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 (broken access control) vulnerability in the FraudLabs Pro WooCommerce plugin. The vulnerability allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially bypassing authentication or authorization checks on certain plugin functions. As a fraud detection plugin for WooCommerce, this could allow unauthorized access to transaction validation endpoints or order-related actions that should require proper authentication.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks on all plugin endpoints and AJAX actions, ensuring that user capabilities and authentication are validated before processing any requests. Review and harden the plugin's access control configuration.

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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

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

  1. Verify FraudLabs Pro plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins and look for 'FraudLabs Pro' in the list of installed plugins, or search the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder containing 'fraudlabspro'
    Affected if The FraudLabs Pro WooCommerce plugin is active on the site
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In WordPress Admin > Plugins, click on the FraudLabs Pro plugin to view its details, or open the main plugin PHP file (usually fraudlabs-pro.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comments
    Affected if The installed version is not known to have authorization fixes applied (users must compare against patched versions when available)
  3. Inspect plugin AJAX endpoints for authorization gaps
    Search the plugin files for add_action calls registering AJAX handlers (particularly those with 'nopriv' capability), and check if they call current_user_can() or wp_verify_nonce() before processing sensitive order data. Focus on files handling order validation, transaction status, or fraud screening endpoints.
    Affected if AJAX actions handling order data or fraud checks are registered without capability checks or nonce validation, or accept requests from unauthenticated users (using 'nopriv' without proper authorization)
  4. Check WooCommerce API access controls
    Examine the plugin code for WC()->rest_api usage or direct webhook handlers. Verify that order-related endpoints exposed by the plugin verify user authentication (check for WC()->rest_api->get_authentication() calls or current_user_can('manage_woocommerce'))
    Affected if The plugin exposes REST API endpoints for transaction validation or order actions that do not require authentication or proper capability checks
  5. Review nonce verification on form submissions
    Search plugin PHP files for form handling code (especially in admin or front-end order processing) and check if wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() is called before processing order status updates or fraud validation responses
    Affected if Form submissions or order action handlers in the plugin lack nonce verification, allowing CSRF-based unauthorized actions

A site is affected if the FraudLabs Pro WooCommerce plugin is installed and its AJAX/REST endpoints or order action handlers lack proper capability checks, nonce validation, or authentication enforcement.

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

Implement proper authorization checks on all plugin endpoints and AJAX actions, ensuring that user capabilities and authentication are validated before processing any requests. Review and harden the plugin's access control configuration.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,780
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