Auth bypass in Automattic Woocommerce_payments

CVE-2023-28121

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…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.869 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28121?
CVE-2023-28121 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Automattic Woocommerce_payments, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-28121?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-28121 known to be exploited?
19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.