CVE-2023-28121 (GCVE-0-2023-28121)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-12 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 12:30
VLAI KEVIntel
Summary
An issue in WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress (versions 5.6.1 and lower) allows an unauthenticated attacker to send requests on behalf of an elevated user, like administrator. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain admin access on a site that has the affected version of the plugin activated.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication - Generic (CWE-287)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a WooCommerce Payments WordPress Plugin Affected: Fixed version 5.6.2
KEVIntel
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 4a78d4f2-33df-48c6-89e1-8b969f9af80a

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-28121

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2023-07-17 10:27 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-07-17
Asserted: 2023-07-17
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: An issue in WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress (versions 5.6.1 and lower) allows an unauthenticated attacker to send requests on behalf of... | Affected: WooCommerce / WooCommerce Payments | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.93462 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title An issue in WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress (versions 5.6.1 and lower) allows an unauthenticated attacker to send requests on behalf of...
Vendor WooCommerce
Product WooCommerce Payments
Added Date 2023-07-17T10:27:14.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.93462
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile 0.99808
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 11:12 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 11:12 UTC
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