CVE-2024-11281: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Webkul WooCommerce Point of Sale
The WooCommerce Point of Sale plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.0. This is due to insufficient validation on the 'logged_in_user_id' value when option values are empty and the ability for attackers to change the email of arbitrary user accounts. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the email of arbitrary user accounts, including administrators, and reset their password to gain access to the account.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WooCommerce Point of Sale plugin for WordPress contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in all versions up to and including 6.1.0. The flaw is due to improper validation of the 'logged_in_user_id' parameter when certain option values are empty. Exploiting this, unauthenticated attackers can modify the email addresses of any user account, including administrators, which allows them to reset passwords and take over these accounts. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges by changing email addresses of arbitrary user accounts, including administrators, and resetting their passwords. This leads to full account takeover, compromising site integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the plugin and monitor for suspicious activity related to user account modifications. Avoid using affected versions of the WooCommerce Point of Sale plugin in production environments.
CVE-2024-11281: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Webkul WooCommerce Point of Sale
Description
The WooCommerce Point of Sale plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.0. This is due to insufficient validation on the 'logged_in_user_id' value when option values are empty and the ability for attackers to change the email of arbitrary user accounts. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the email of arbitrary user accounts, including administrators, and reset their password to gain access to the account.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WooCommerce Point of Sale plugin for WordPress contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in all versions up to and including 6.1.0. The flaw is due to improper validation of the 'logged_in_user_id' parameter when certain option values are empty. Exploiting this, unauthenticated attackers can modify the email addresses of any user account, including administrators, which allows them to reset passwords and take over these accounts. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges by changing email addresses of arbitrary user accounts, including administrators, and resetting their passwords. This leads to full account takeover, compromising site integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the plugin and monitor for suspicious activity related to user account modifications. Avoid using affected versions of the WooCommerce Point of Sale plugin in production environments.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-15T19:50:19.764Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e0bb7ef31ef0b594307
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:55 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:09:13 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 2:58:32 AM
Views: 16
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