Description

WordPress Plugin Authorize.net Payment Gateway For WooCommerce is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently complete orders and buy items for free. WordPress Plugin Authorize.net Payment Gateway For WooCommerce version 2.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 3.0 or latest

References

http://www.vmirgorod.name/blog/buying-goods-free-through-authorizenet-payment-gateway-plugin-woocommerce

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/major-vulnerability-in-this-module

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass