CVE-2024-13553

SMS Alert Order Notifications – WooCommerce <= 3.7.9 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover/Privilege Escalation

Description

The SMS Alert Order Notifications – WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.9. This is due to the plugin using the Host header to determine if the plugin is in a playground environment. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to spoof the Host header to make the OTP code "1234" and authenticate as any user, including administrators.

Categories

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.13%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: cozyvision1 SMS Alert Order Notifications – WooCommerce
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4e444a30-11c5-4219-b4fe-635084cbac3a?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3248017%40sms-alert&new=3248017%40sms-alert&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3227241%40sms-alert&new=3227241%40sms-alert&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-13553?
CVE-2024-13553 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-13553?
To fix CVE-2024-13553, 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-2024-13553 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-13553 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-2024-13553?
CVE-2024-13553 affects cozyvision1 SMS Alert Order Notifications – WooCommerce.
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