CVE-2022-4363 in Wholesale Market Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 05/17/2025
The Wholesale Market WordPress plugin before 2.2.2, Wholesale Market for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 have a flawed CSRF check when updating their settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin update them via a CSRF attack
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/13/2025
The Wholesale Market WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.2.2 and the accompanying Wholesale Market for WooCommerce plugin versions before 2.0.1 contain a critical cross-site request forgery vulnerability that compromises administrative integrity. This flaw resides in the plugin's insufficient validation mechanisms during settings update operations, creating an exploitable pathway for malicious actors to manipulate administrative configurations without proper authorization. The vulnerability specifically targets the plugin's administrative interfaces where settings modifications occur, making it particularly dangerous for WordPress installations that rely on these wholesale market functionalities for business operations.
The technical implementation of this CSRF vulnerability stems from the absence of proper anti-CSRF tokens or validation mechanisms within the plugin's administrative update endpoints. When administrators access the plugin settings interface, the system fails to verify that requests originate from legitimate administrative sessions rather than crafted malicious requests. This weakness allows attackers to construct specially formatted requests that, when executed by an authenticated administrator, modify critical plugin configurations. The flaw operates at the HTTP request level where the plugin does not validate the referer header or implement unique request tokens that would distinguish between authorized administrative actions and unauthorized third-party requests.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple configuration changes, as wholesale market plugins typically handle sensitive business data including pricing structures, customer information, and wholesale pricing tiers. An attacker who successfully exploits this CSRF vulnerability could potentially alter pricing configurations, modify customer access permissions, or manipulate wholesale discount structures, leading to financial losses and unauthorized access to business-critical data. The vulnerability is particularly concerning because it requires no authentication credentials from the attacker beyond the ability to execute a malicious request within the context of an authenticated administrator session, which can be achieved through social engineering or by exploiting other vulnerabilities that lead to session hijacking.
Organizations using these vulnerable plugin versions face significant security risks that align with the CWE-352 category for Cross-Site Request Forgery. The vulnerability maps directly to ATT&CK technique T1078.004 for Valid Accounts and T1566.001 for Phishing, as attackers may leverage compromised administrator sessions or social engineering to execute malicious requests. The attack vector typically involves crafting a malicious webpage or email attachment that, when viewed by an authenticated administrator, automatically submits requests to the vulnerable plugin's administrative endpoints. This exploitation requires minimal technical skill from attackers and can be automated, making it particularly dangerous for high-traffic WordPress installations where administrators frequently access administrative interfaces. The recommended mitigation involves immediate upgrade to plugin versions 2.2.2 and 2.0.1 respectively, which implement proper CSRF token validation and session integrity checks. Additionally, implementing web application firewalls, monitoring for unusual administrative activity, and educating administrators about phishing risks provides layered defense against exploitation attempts.