CVE-2024-31944 in WooCommerce UPS Shipping Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 04/10/2024
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Octolize WooCommerce UPS Shipping – Live Rates and Access Points.This issue affects WooCommerce UPS Shipping – Live Rates and Access Points: from n/a through 2.2.4.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/07/2025
The Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-31944 resides within the Octolize WooCommerce UPS Shipping plugin, specifically impacting versions through 2.2.4. This vulnerability represents a critical security flaw that allows attackers to execute unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users within the WordPress WooCommerce environment. The issue stems from the plugin's inadequate validation of cross-site requests, creating an attack surface where malicious actors can manipulate the shipping configuration and access point settings without proper authorization. The vulnerability directly impacts the integrity and confidentiality of e-commerce operations by potentially enabling unauthorized modifications to shipping parameters that could affect order fulfillment and customer data handling.
The technical flaw manifests through the absence of proper anti-CSRF tokens or mechanisms within the plugin's administrative interfaces. When users navigate to the UPS shipping configuration pages, the plugin fails to implement sufficient protection against forged requests originating from external domains. This weakness allows attackers to craft malicious requests that appear legitimate to the WordPress administration system, particularly when users are logged into their WooCommerce stores. The vulnerability operates under CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery flaws, and aligns with ATT&CK technique T1566.001 for initial access through spearphishing attachments. The absence of proper request validation creates an environment where attackers can manipulate shipping rates, modify access point configurations, or potentially redirect shipments to malicious destinations.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple configuration changes and can severely compromise e-commerce operations and customer trust. Attackers could exploit this weakness to alter shipping costs, modify delivery addresses, or manipulate access point settings that customers rely upon for package delivery. The vulnerability particularly affects businesses using WooCommerce with UPS integration, potentially leading to financial losses through unauthorized shipping modifications, customer service disruptions, and potential data breaches. When combined with other vulnerabilities or through social engineering attacks, this CSRF flaw could enable more sophisticated attacks that compromise entire WooCommerce installations or lead to unauthorized access to sensitive customer shipping data. The impact is particularly severe in environments where administrators frequently access the plugin's administrative interfaces while logged into their stores.
Mitigation strategies for CVE-2024-31944 should prioritize immediate plugin updates to versions that address the CSRF vulnerability, as the vendor has likely released patches to resolve the issue. Administrators should implement additional security measures including regular monitoring of plugin updates, maintaining updated security plugins, and implementing web application firewalls that can detect and block suspicious cross-site requests. Network-level protections such as content security policies and proper session management should be enforced to prevent unauthorized requests from reaching the vulnerable plugin interfaces. Security teams should also conduct regular vulnerability assessments of all installed plugins and themes to identify similar CSRF vulnerabilities that may exist in other components of the WooCommerce ecosystem. The implementation of proper input validation and request verification mechanisms within the plugin's codebase represents the fundamental solution, aligning with industry best practices for CSRF protection as outlined in OWASP Top Ten and NIST cybersecurity guidelines. Organizations should also establish incident response procedures specifically addressing potential exploitation of such vulnerabilities to ensure rapid remediation and minimize business impact.