CVE-2022-4888 in Multiple Addify Plugins
Summary
by MITRE • 07/31/2023
The Checkout Fields Manager WordPress plugin before 1.0.2, Abandoned Cart Recovery WordPress plugin before 1.2.5, Custom Fields for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.0.4, Custom Order Number WordPress plugin through 1.0.1, Custom Registration Forms Builder WordPress plugin before 1.0.2, Advanced Free Gifts WordPress plugin before 1.0.2, Gift Registry for WooCommerce WordPress plugin through 1.0.1, Image Watermark for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.0.1, Order Approval for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.1.0, Order Tracking for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.0.2, Price Calculator for WooCommerce WordPress plugin through 1.0.3, Product Dynamic Pricing and Discounts WordPress plugin through 1.0.6, Product Labels and Stickers WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 have flawed CSRF checks in various places, which could allow attackers to make logged in users perform unwanted actions
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/25/2025
The affected WordPress plugins represent a critical vulnerability landscape where multiple commerce-focused extensions suffer from insufficient cross-site request forgery protection mechanisms. This vulnerability affects several popular WooCommerce plugin ecosystems including checkout management, cart recovery, custom fields, order processing, and product display functionalities. The flaw exists in the authentication and authorization validation processes within these plugins, specifically in their handling of user sessions and request verification. Attackers can exploit this weakness by crafting malicious requests that appear to originate from legitimate authenticated users, thereby bypassing standard security controls that should prevent unauthorized modifications to store configurations or user data.
The technical implementation of these plugins fails to properly validate the referer header or implement proper nonce verification mechanisms during critical administrative operations. This allows attackers to leverage the trust relationship between the user's browser and the WordPress admin interface to execute unauthorized actions without requiring additional credentials or explicit user interaction beyond the initial authentication. The vulnerability manifests when users navigate to malicious sites or click on compromised links while maintaining an active admin session, creating a dangerous scenario where legitimate administrative privileges can be abused. According to CWE-352, this represents a classic cross-site request forgery vulnerability where the application fails to validate the origin of requests, making it particularly dangerous in environments where administrators frequently access sites from public or shared computing environments.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data manipulation to potentially compromise entire e-commerce operations. Attackers could modify critical checkout fields, enable or disable abandoned cart recovery features, alter custom registration forms, or manipulate order processing workflows. The attack surface is particularly concerning given that these plugins typically operate with high-privilege administrative access within WordPress environments, allowing for extensive modification of store configurations, user data, and product information. The vulnerability affects not only the core functionality of these plugins but also creates potential pathways for more sophisticated attacks such as privilege escalation or data exfiltration. Organizations using these plugins face significant risk of unauthorized modifications to their online stores, which could result in financial loss, customer data compromise, or reputational damage.
Mitigation strategies must address both immediate remediation and long-term security hardening of affected WordPress installations. The most direct solution involves updating all affected plugins to their latest versions where CSRF protections have been properly implemented, including the addition of proper nonce verification and referer header validation. System administrators should also implement additional security measures such as enforcing strict content security policies, implementing multi-factor authentication for administrative accounts, and regularly monitoring for unauthorized configuration changes. The ATT&CK framework categorizes this vulnerability under privilege escalation and credential access techniques, highlighting the need for layered defensive approaches that include network monitoring, log analysis, and regular security auditing. Organizations should also consider implementing web application firewalls to detect and block suspicious requests that attempt to exploit CSRF vulnerabilities, while ensuring that all administrative sessions are properly terminated when users are inactive.