CVE-2024-4450: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in ali2woo AliExpress Dropshipping Plugin for WooCommerce & WordPress
The AliExpress Dropshipping with AliNext Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions in the ImportAjaxController.php file in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform several actions like importing and modifying products. CVE-2024-37210 is likely a duplicate of this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-4450 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the AliExpress Dropshipping with AliNext Lite plugin for WooCommerce and WordPress. The flaw exists because several functions in ImportAjaxController.php lack capability checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges (subscriber-level and above) to perform unauthorized actions such as importing and modifying products. This affects all versions up to and including 3.3.6. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, indicating a medium severity level. No patch or official remediation guidance has been published yet, and no exploits are known in the wild. CVE-2024-37210 is likely a duplicate of this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with subscriber-level or higher access to a WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin can bypass authorization controls to import and modify products. This could lead to unauthorized data manipulation within the e-commerce environment, potentially affecting product listings and store operations. The impact is limited to authenticated users but can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of product data to a limited extent.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user roles and permissions to trusted users only, minimizing subscriber-level access where possible. Monitor for updates from the ali2woo plugin vendor and apply patches promptly once available.
CVE-2024-4450: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in ali2woo AliExpress Dropshipping Plugin for WooCommerce & WordPress
Description
The AliExpress Dropshipping with AliNext Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions in the ImportAjaxController.php file in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform several actions like importing and modifying products. CVE-2024-37210 is likely a duplicate of this issue.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-4450 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the AliExpress Dropshipping with AliNext Lite plugin for WooCommerce and WordPress. The flaw exists because several functions in ImportAjaxController.php lack capability checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges (subscriber-level and above) to perform unauthorized actions such as importing and modifying products. This affects all versions up to and including 3.3.6. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, indicating a medium severity level. No patch or official remediation guidance has been published yet, and no exploits are known in the wild. CVE-2024-37210 is likely a duplicate of this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with subscriber-level or higher access to a WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin can bypass authorization controls to import and modify products. This could lead to unauthorized data manipulation within the e-commerce environment, potentially affecting product listings and store operations. The impact is limited to authenticated users but can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of product data to a limited extent.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user roles and permissions to trusted users only, minimizing subscriber-level access where possible. Monitor for updates from the ali2woo plugin vendor and apply patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-05-02T20:36:43.554Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b8eb7ef31ef0b55696d
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:37:18 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:06:02 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 7:55:08 AM
Views: 10
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