CVE-2024-54383
Published: 18 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-54383 is a critical-severity Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266) vulnerability in Wpwebelite Woocommerce Pdf Vouchers. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is an incorrect privilege assignment flaw, tracked as CWE-266, in the WooCommerce PDF Vouchers plugin for WordPress. It affects all versions through 4.9.9 and permits privilege escalation. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation with low attack complexity and no required privileges or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker can send crafted requests to the plugin to escalate privileges, obtaining full control over the affected WordPress site including the ability to modify data, access sensitive information, or disrupt service.
The Patchstack advisory for the vulnerability identifies the affected plugin versions and indicates that the issue is resolved in version 4.9.9. Site administrators should update the WooCommerce PDF Vouchers plugin immediately to the latest release to eliminate the exposure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-52503
Vulnerability details
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in wpweb WooCommerce PDF Vouchers woocommerce-pdf-vouchers allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WooCommerce PDF Vouchers: from n/a through < 4.9.9.
- 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.
Designation of a manager and policy dissemination ensures privileges are assigned according to defined roles.
Regular reviews catch incorrect privilege assignments to users, roles, or processes.
Explicitly specifying privileges and group/role memberships for accounts reduces the risk of incorrect privilege assignments.
The control requires explicit definition of separated access authorizations, making incorrect privilege assignments that bundle conflicting duties harder to implement.
Ensures privileges are assigned only as necessary rather than incorrectly over-granted.