CVE-2026-14315: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Pixel Tag Manager for WooCommerce
The Pixel Tag Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not perform an authorization check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to submit forged e-commerce conversion events to the site's configured server-side advertising conversion APIs using the site's stored credentials.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Pixel Tag Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin prior to version 2.2.1 fails to perform authorization checks on a specific AJAX action. This improper access control (CWE-284) enables unauthenticated attackers to submit fraudulent conversion events to advertising conversion APIs configured on the site, leveraging the site's stored credentials. This could lead to manipulation of advertising data and potential misuse of the site's advertising integrations.
Potential Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can forge e-commerce conversion events that are sent to the site's advertising conversion APIs, potentially skewing advertising metrics and causing inaccurate reporting or fraudulent attribution. The attack leverages the site's stored credentials, which could also have reputational or financial implications for the site owner. There is no indication of direct compromise of site data or user accounts beyond the advertising conversion manipulation.
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 affected AJAX actions if possible or disable the plugin temporarily to prevent exploitation.
CVE-2026-14315: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Pixel Tag Manager for WooCommerce
Description
The Pixel Tag Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not perform an authorization check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to submit forged e-commerce conversion events to the site's configured server-side advertising conversion APIs using the site's stored credentials.
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Pixel Tag Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin prior to version 2.2.1 fails to perform authorization checks on a specific AJAX action. This improper access control (CWE-284) enables unauthenticated attackers to submit fraudulent conversion events to advertising conversion APIs configured on the site, leveraging the site's stored credentials. This could lead to manipulation of advertising data and potential misuse of the site's advertising integrations.
Potential Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can forge e-commerce conversion events that are sent to the site's advertising conversion APIs, potentially skewing advertising metrics and causing inaccurate reporting or fraudulent attribution. The attack leverages the site's stored credentials, which could also have reputational or financial implications for the site owner. There is no indication of direct compromise of site data or user accounts beyond the advertising conversion manipulation.
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 affected AJAX actions if possible or disable the plugin temporarily to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T11:39:58.789Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6d96d1bf32cb7a344ced72
Added to database: 08/01/2026, 06:48:49 UTC
Last enriched: 08/01/2026, 07:09:04 UTC
Last updated: 08/01/2026, 21:27:56 UTC
Views: 4
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