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CVE-2024-1857: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in wpswings Ultimate Gift Cards for WooCommerce

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-1857cvecve-2024-1857cwe-862
Published: Sat Mar 16 2024 (03/16/2024, 08:37:16 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: wpswings
Product: Ultimate Gift Cards for WooCommerce

Description

The Ultimate Gift Cards for WooCommerce – Create, Redeem & Manage Digital Gift Certificates with Personalized Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.6 via the wps_wgm_preview_email_template(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read password protected and draft posts that may contain sensitive data.

AI-Powered Analysis

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 19:46:40 UTC

Technical Analysis

The Ultimate Gift Cards for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in the wps_wgm_preview_email_template() function. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read sensitive information by accessing password protected and draft posts through the plugin's preview email template functionality. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.6.6. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges required, resulting in confidentiality loss only.

Potential Impact

An attacker can gain unauthorized read access to sensitive content stored as password protected or draft posts within the WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin. This exposure could lead to leakage of confidential data contained in these posts. There is no impact on data integrity or availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting access to the affected plugin functionality or disabling the plugin if feasible to prevent unauthorized information disclosure.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2024-02-23T18:16:24.537Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 699f6d42b7ef31ef0b56f76d

Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:34 PM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:46:40 PM

Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:55:24 PM

Views: 10

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