CVE-2023-2781

Description

The User Email Verification for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass via authenticate_user_by_email in versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to a random token generation weakness in the resend_verification_email function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to impersonate users and trigger an email address verification for arbitrary accounts, including administrative accounts, and automatically be logged in as that user, including any site administrators. This requires the Allow Automatic Login After Successful Verification setting to be enabled, which it is not by default.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.36%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: sandeepsoni214 User Email Verification for WooCommerce
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f1e31357-7fbc-414b-a4f4-53fa5f2fc715?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-confirmation-email/tags/3.5.0/public/class-xlwuev-woocommerce-confirmation-email-public.php#L506 patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-confirmation-email/tags/3.5.0/public/class-xlwuev-woocommerce-confirmation-email-public.php#L332 patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-confirmation-email/tags/3.5.0/public/class-xlwuev-woocommerce-confirmation-email-public.php#L143 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-2781?
CVE-2023-2781 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-2781?
To fix CVE-2023-2781, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-2781 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-2781 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-2781?
CVE-2023-2781 affects sandeepsoni214 User Email Verification for WooCommerce.
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