Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-53424

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-22
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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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 vanquish WooCommerce Orders & Customers Exporter woocommerce-orders-ei allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WooCommerce Orders & Customers Exporter: from n/a through <= 5.4.

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

Missing authorization check in the WooCommerce Orders & Customers Exporter plugin (versions <= 5.4) allows authenticated users to access privileged functionality or data without proper permission due to incorrectly configured access control security levels.

MitigationUpdate to version 5.5 or later which contains the authorization fix; alternatively, implement proper role-based access control checks at the application level if immediate update is not possible.

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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
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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. Confirm plugin is installed
    Log into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'WooCommerce Orders & Customers Exporter' in the list.
    Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated
  2. Check installed version number
    In the plugins list, click on the plugin to view details, or inspect the main plugin file (usually named like woocommerce-exporter.php) and look for the 'Version:' header comment.
    Affected if The version listed is 5.4 or lower
  3. Verify authentication requirements
    Review the plugin settings and capabilities configuration. The vulnerability allows authenticated users (with any role) to access privileged exporter functions without proper authorization checks.
    Affected if Any authenticated user account exists on the site and the plugin is active at a vulnerable version

You are affected if the WooCommerce Orders & Customers Exporter plugin is installed and active at version 5.4 or lower, allowing any authenticated user to potentially access privileged exporter functionality without proper authorization.

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 to version 5.5 or later which contains the authorization fix; alternatively, implement proper role-based access control checks at the application level if immediate update is not possible.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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