CVE-2024-9189

MEDIUM

EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce <= 2.12.12 - Unauthenticated Data Modification via alg_wc_eu_vat_exempt_vat_from_admin

Title source: llm

Description

The EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the alg_wc_eu_vat_exempt_vat_from_admin() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the VAT status for any order.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eu-vat-for-woocommerce/tags/2.12.12/includes/class-alg-wc-eu-vat-ajax.php#L285

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3158296/

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c6db680e-1fd4-420c-98f4-2b6dc5cf6781?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0047

EPSS Percentile 37.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

wpcodefactory/EU/UK VAT Validation Manager for WooCommerce < 2.12.12

wpfactory/eu\/uk_vat_manager_for_woocommerce < 2.12.14

Published Sep 28, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026