CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
99.0%
The WordPress plugin
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:automattic:woopayments";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.126037");
script_version("2024-01-11T05:05:45+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-01-11 05:05:45 +0000 (Thu, 11 Jan 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-03-24 13:15:00 +0000 (Fri, 24 Mar 2023)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-04-21 15:10:00 +0000 (Fri, 21 Apr 2023)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-28121");
script_name("WordPress WooCommerce Payments Plugin Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Mar 2023)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_plugin_http_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/plugin/woocommerce-payments/detected");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The WordPress plugin 'WooCommerce Payments' is prone to an
authentication bypass vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Authentication bypass via the
determine_current_user_for_platform_checkout function.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress WooCommerce Payments plugin versions 4.8.x prior to
4.8.2, 4.9.x prior to 4.9.1, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.4, 5.1.x prior to 5.1.3, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.2,
5.3.x prior to 5.3.1, 5.4.x prior to 5.4.1, 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2 and 5.6.x prior to 5.6.2.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.8.2, 4.9.1, 5.0.4, 5.1.3, 5.2.2, 5.3.1,
5.4.1, 5.5.2, 5.6.2 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/07/massive-targeted-exploit-campaign-against-woocommerce-payments-underway/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.rcesecurity.com/2023/07/patch-diffing-cve-2023-28121-to-compromise-a-woocommerce/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/woocommerce-payments/woocommerce-payments-561-authentication-bypass-and-privilege-escalation");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/03/23/critical-vulnerability-detected-in-woocommerce-payments-what-you-need-to-know/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/03/psa-update-now-critical-authentication-bypass-in-woocommerce-payments-allows-site-takeover/");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
exit(0);
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "4.8", test_version_up: "4.8.2")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.8.2", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "4.9", test_version_up: "4.9.1")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.9.1", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.0", test_version_up: "5.0.4")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.0.4", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.1", test_version_up: "5.1.3")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.1.3", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.2", test_version_up: "5.2.2")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.2.2", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.3", test_version_up: "5.3.1")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.3.1", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.4", test_version_up: "5.4.1")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.4.1", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.5", test_version_up: "5.5.2")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.5.2", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.6", test_version_up: "5.6.2")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.6.2", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
developer.woocommerce.com/2023/03/23/critical-vulnerability-detected-in-woocommerce-payments-what-you-need-to-know/
www.rcesecurity.com/2023/07/patch-diffing-cve-2023-28121-to-compromise-a-woocommerce/
www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/03/psa-update-now-critical-authentication-bypass-in-woocommerce-payments-allows-site-takeover/
www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/07/massive-targeted-exploit-campaign-against-woocommerce-payments-underway/
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/woocommerce-payments/woocommerce-payments-561-authentication-bypass-and-privilege-escalation
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
99.0%