The Wpify Woo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.4.16. This is due to the SettingsApi::save_option() REST route (POST /wp-json/wpify-woo/v1/option) passing the request-supplied 'option' and 'data' parameters directly to update_option() without any option-name allowlist or value sanitization, while the permission_callback only verifies the manage_woocommerce capability. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to Administrator by overwriting arbitrary WordPress options (for example setting default_role to administrator and users_can_register to 1, or disabling security plugins via active_plugins).
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
High
Difficult to exploit
Privileges Required
High
Admin privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service
CVSS Vector v3.1
Weakness Type (CWE)
References 8
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.10/src/Api/Settin…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.10/src/Api/Settin…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.10/src/Managers/A…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.9/src/Api/Setting…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.9/src/Api/Setting…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.9/src/Managers/Ap…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3614762%40wpify-woo&…
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9b8f2d5-a2c5-4f90-ab…
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