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HistoryMar 24, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

WordPress WooCommerce Payments Plugin Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Mar 2023)

2023-03-2400:00:00
Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG
plugins.openvas.org
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authentication bypass
woocommerce payments
vulnerability
wordpress
update
remote banner
cve-2023-28121

9.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.91 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.9%

The WordPress plugin

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:automattic:woopayments";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.126037");
  script_version("2024-01-11T05:05:45+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-01-11 05:05:45 +0000 (Thu, 11 Jan 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-03-24 13:15:00 +0000 (Fri, 24 Mar 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-04-21 15:10:00 +0000 (Fri, 21 Apr 2023)");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-28121");

  script_name("WordPress WooCommerce Payments Plugin Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Mar 2023)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_plugin_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/plugin/woocommerce-payments/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The WordPress plugin 'WooCommerce Payments' is prone to an
  authentication bypass vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Authentication bypass via the
  determine_current_user_for_platform_checkout function.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress WooCommerce Payments plugin versions 4.8.x prior to
  4.8.2, 4.9.x prior to 4.9.1, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.4, 5.1.x prior to 5.1.3, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.2,
  5.3.x prior to 5.3.1, 5.4.x prior to 5.4.1, 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2 and 5.6.x prior to 5.6.2.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.8.2, 4.9.1, 5.0.4, 5.1.3, 5.2.2, 5.3.1,
  5.4.1, 5.5.2, 5.6.2 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/07/massive-targeted-exploit-campaign-against-woocommerce-payments-underway/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.rcesecurity.com/2023/07/patch-diffing-cve-2023-28121-to-compromise-a-woocommerce/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/woocommerce-payments/woocommerce-payments-561-authentication-bypass-and-privilege-escalation");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/03/23/critical-vulnerability-detected-in-woocommerce-payments-what-you-need-to-know/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/03/psa-update-now-critical-authentication-bypass-in-woocommerce-payments-allows-site-takeover/");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "4.8", test_version_up: "4.8.2")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.8.2", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "4.9", test_version_up: "4.9.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.9.1", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.0", test_version_up: "5.0.4")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.0.4", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.1", test_version_up: "5.1.3")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.1.3", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.2", test_version_up: "5.2.2")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.2.2", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.3", test_version_up: "5.3.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.3.1", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.4", test_version_up: "5.4.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.4.1", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.5", test_version_up: "5.5.2")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.5.2", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.6", test_version_up: "5.6.2")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.6.2", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

9.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.91 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.9%