CVE-2021-34646
high-risk
Published 2021-08-30
Versions up to, and including, 5.4.3, of the Booster for WooCommerce WordPress plugin are vulnerable to authentication bypass via the process_email_verification function due to a random token generation weakness in the reset_and_mail_activation_link function found in the ~/includes/class-wcj-emails-verification.php file. This allows attackers to impersonate users and trigger an email address verification for arbitrary accounts, including administrative accounts, and automatically be logged in as that user, including any site administrators. This requires the Email Verification module to be active in the plugin and the Login User After Successful Verification setting to be enabled, which it is by default.
Do I need to act?
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22.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 77% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (4)
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
14/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal