The ithemelandco WooCommerce Report plugin for WordPress suffers from a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-10711. This vulnerability exists in all versions up to and including 1.5.1 due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the plugin's settings update functionality. Nonces in WordPress are security tokens used to verify that requests to change settings originate from legitimate users and not from forged requests. The absence or improper implementation of nonce checks allows an attacker to craft a malicious request that can be sent to the vulnerable site. If an authenticated administrator visits a maliciously crafted URL or clicks a specially designed link, the attacker’s request is executed with the administrator’s privileges. This can result in arbitrary modification of plugin options, which may be leveraged to escalate privileges further within the WordPress environment or manipulate site behavior. The vulnerability requires no prior authentication but does require user interaction (clicking a link). The CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 reflects the vulnerability’s high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Although no known exploits are currently in the wild, the vulnerability poses a significant risk to sites using this plugin, especially those with administrative users who might be targeted via phishing or social engineering. The lack of a patch at the time of reporting necessitates immediate mitigation efforts.

This vulnerability can have severe consequences for organizations running WordPress sites with the ithemelandco WooCommerce Report plugin. Successful exploitation allows attackers to alter plugin settings arbitrarily, potentially leading to privilege escalation and full site compromise. This can result in unauthorized access to sensitive customer data, manipulation of e-commerce reporting and analytics, disruption of business operations, and potential reputational damage. Since WooCommerce is widely used for online retail, compromised sites may also face financial losses and regulatory compliance issues. The attack requires user interaction but no authentication, increasing the risk of exploitation through phishing campaigns targeting site administrators. Given the high CVSS score and the critical nature of administrative privileges, organizations worldwide that rely on this plugin are at risk of data breaches, service disruption, and loss of trust.

1. Immediately update the WooCommerce Report plugin to a patched version once available from ithemelandco. 2. Until a patch is released, implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious requests targeting the plugin’s settings update endpoints. 3. Educate administrators to avoid clicking on untrusted links and to verify URLs before interacting with administrative interfaces. 4. Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all administrative accounts to reduce the risk of account compromise. 5. Regularly audit plugin configurations and monitor logs for unusual changes or access patterns. 6. Consider temporarily disabling or removing the WooCommerce Report plugin if it is not essential to reduce the attack surface. 7. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the ability of malicious sites to execute scripts or send forged requests. 8. Use security plugins that can add nonce verification or additional CSRF protections if custom development is feasible. 9. Monitor threat intelligence sources for any emerging exploits and apply patches promptly.