CVE-2023-28121 (GCVE-0-2023-28121)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-12 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 12:30
VLAI Previdian
Summary
An issue in WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress (versions 5.6.1 and lower) allows an unauthenticated attacker to send requests on behalf of an elevated user, like administrator. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain admin access on a site that has the affected version of the plugin activated.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication - Generic (CWE-287)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a WooCommerce Payments WordPress Plugin Affected: Fixed version 5.6.2
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 1133cf8a-555e-4e6a-8906-56020edaec62

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-28121

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2023-07-17 12:27 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-07-17
Asserted: 2023-07-17
Scope
Notes: An issue in WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress (versions 5.6.1 and lower) allows an unauthenticated attacker to send requests on behalf of... | Affected: WooCommerce / WooCommerce Payments | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.8651 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title An issue in WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress (versions 5.6.1 and lower) allows an unauthenticated attacker to send requests on behalf of...
Cve Id CVE-2023-28121
Vendor WooCommerce
Ghsa Id None
Product WooCommerce Payments
Added Date 2023-07-17T10:27:14.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.8651
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99733
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2023-28121
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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