CVE-2024-50945
Published: 27 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-50945 is a high-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Simplcommerce (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-50945 is an improper access control flaw, tracked under CWE-284, that affects SimplCommerce at commit 230310c8d7a0408569b292c5a805c459d47a1d8f. The issue allows any user to submit product reviews without the application verifying that the reviewer has actually purchased the item. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on data integrity.
An unauthenticated or low-privileged attacker can exploit the weakness by directly invoking the review-submission endpoint with arbitrary product identifiers and review content. Successful exploitation lets the attacker post fabricated reviews that may influence purchasing decisions or damage merchant reputation, all without completing a purchase or possessing valid order data.
The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a recorded peak of 0.0629 on 2026-02-07 before receding to the current value of 0.0500, indicating a measurable increase in exploitation interest after public disclosure. No vendor advisory or patch details are supplied in the available references.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44583
Vulnerability details
An improper access control vulnerability exists in SimplCommerce at commit 230310c8d7a0408569b292c5a805c459d47a1d8f, allowing users to submit reviews without verifying if they have purchased the product.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.
Device lock enforces restricted access until re-authentication, directly reducing unauthorized use of active sessions.
Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.
Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.
By automatically labeling outputs with security attributes, the control supports attribute-based enforcement and reduces exploitability of improper access control weaknesses.
Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.
Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.
Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.