Automattic WooCommerce Plugin up to 6.2.0 on WordPress Delete Review improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Automattic WooCommerce Plugin up to 6.2.0 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Delete Review Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-0775. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Automattic WooCommerce Plugin up to 6.2.0 on WordPress (E-Commerce Management Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Delete Review Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 6.2.1 does not have proper authorisation check when deleting reviews, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to delete arbitrary comment

The weakness was shared 01/16/2024 by Krzysztof Zając as 2683324. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-0775 since 02/28/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2683324 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WooCommerce Plugin 6.2.1
Patch: 2683324

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02/28/2022 🔍
01/16/2024 +687 days 🔍
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06/11/2025 +512 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2683324
Researcher: Krzysztof Zając
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0775 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0775
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250899

Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2024 18:31
Updated: 06/11/2025 23:28
Changes: 01/16/2024 18:31 (46), 02/06/2024 14:30 (11), 06/11/2025 23:28 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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