CVE-2023-3459

HIGH

WordPress Export & Import Users/Cust <2.4.1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

The Export and Import Users and Customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'hf_update_customer' function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with shop manager-level permissions to change user passwords and potentially take over administrator accounts.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/tags/2.4.1/admin/modules/user/import/import.php#L446

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2938705/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce#file201

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/47337214-9cc3-4b12-bb71-9acbab3649b7?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2

EPSS 0.0072

EPSS Percentile 49.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-863

Status published

Products (2)

webtoffee/Export and Import Users and Customers < 2.4.1

webtoffee/import_export_wordpress_users < 2.4.1

Published Jul 18, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026