CVE-2025-53424 identifies a missing authorization vulnerability in the vanquish WooCommerce Orders & Customers Exporter plugin, versions up to and including 5.4. This plugin is designed to export order and customer data from WooCommerce, a widely used e-commerce platform on WordPress. The vulnerability arises because the plugin fails to enforce proper access control checks on the export functionality, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to invoke export operations without any credentials or user interaction. The lack of authorization means that sensitive data such as customer personal information, order details, and potentially payment-related data can be extracted by attackers. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 reflects a medium severity level, with the vector indicating network attack vector (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), and impacts on confidentiality and integrity but not availability (C:L/I:L/A:N). The vulnerability does not require authentication or user interaction, making it easier to exploit remotely. Although no known exploits have been reported in the wild, the exposure of sensitive customer and order data can lead to privacy violations, regulatory non-compliance (e.g., GDPR), and reputational damage. The plugin is commonly used by WooCommerce store operators to facilitate data exports, and its improper access control represents a critical security oversight. The vulnerability was reserved in June 2025 and published in October 2025, but no patch links are currently available, indicating that mitigation may require manual intervention or temporary workarounds.

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to customer privacy and data protection obligations under regulations such as GDPR. Unauthorized data exports can lead to exposure of personally identifiable information (PII), order histories, and potentially payment-related data, increasing the risk of identity theft, fraud, and regulatory penalties. The integrity impact means attackers could potentially manipulate exported data or use the access to interfere with business processes. Although availability is not affected, the breach of confidentiality and integrity can severely damage customer trust and brand reputation. E-commerce businesses relying on WooCommerce and this plugin are particularly vulnerable, especially those with large customer bases or handling sensitive transactions. The risk is elevated in countries with strict data protection enforcement and high e-commerce penetration, where regulatory consequences and customer backlash can be substantial. Additionally, attackers could use the exported data for targeted phishing or social engineering campaigns against European customers.

Until an official patch is released, European organizations should implement strict access controls at the web server or application firewall level to restrict access to the export functionality only to trusted, authenticated users. This can include IP whitelisting, VPN access requirements, or HTTP authentication layers. Administrators should audit plugin usage and disable or remove the WooCommerce Orders & Customers Exporter plugin if it is not essential. Monitoring and logging access to export endpoints should be enhanced to detect any unauthorized attempts promptly. Organizations should also review user roles and permissions within WooCommerce to ensure minimal privileges are granted. Once a patch becomes available, it should be applied immediately. Additionally, organizations should conduct a data breach impact assessment and prepare incident response plans in case of exploitation. Regular backups and data encryption at rest can help mitigate downstream impacts of data exposure.