Description

WordPress Plugin Booster for WooCommerce is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently log in as any user, as long as certain options are enabled. WordPress Plugin Booster for WooCommerce version 5.4.3 is vulnerable; prior versions are also affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 5.4.4 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-booster-for-woocommerce/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/woocommerce-jetpack/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2021-34646 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass