Auth bypass in Happydevs Happy Woocommerce Faqs – Ultimate Product Faq Plugin
CVE-2024-5704
The XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions (i.e. ffw_insert_new_faq, ffw_hide_discount_notice, ffw_delete_all_faqs, ffw_delete_single_faq, etc...) in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to add new and update existing FAQs, FAQ lists, and modify FAQ associations with products.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5704?
- CVE-2024-5704 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Happydevs Happy Woocommerce Faqs – Ultimate Product Faq Plugin, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5704?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5704 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.