Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a CSRF issue in the WordPress plugin Personalized WooCommerce Cart Page. If an administrator is already logged in, a remote attacker may be able to trick that admin’s browser into performing unintended plugin-related actions. The public bundle does not specify the exact action or impact.
Executive priority
Prioritize review if the plugin is used on revenue-generating WooCommerce sites. Urgency increases when many administrators manage the site or browse externally while logged in.
Technical view
CVE-2019-5979 affects N-MEDIA Personalized WooCommerce Cart Page versions 2.4 and earlier. The issue is described as cross-site request forgery allowing remote attackers to hijack administrator authentication via unspecified vectors. No CVSS score, CWE, exploit details, or confirmed fixed version is provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress/WooCommerce sites where Personalized WooCommerce Cart Page 2.4 or earlier is installed and active.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show KEV listing or cite active exploitation. CSRF generally requires a logged-in administrator to visit attacker-controlled content or otherwise trigger a crafted request.
Researcher notes
Public details are sparse: the vector is unspecified, severity is unscored, and no confirmed patch version is included in the bundle. Avoid assuming impact beyond administrator CSRF until vendor or code review evidence confirms it.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all WordPress sites using the affected plugin.
- If version is 2.4 or earlier, check vendor and WordPress plugin guidance.
- Update only to a vendor-confirmed fixed release if available.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no supported fixed version is available.
- Restrict administrator browsing and enforce least-privilege admin accounts.
Validation and detection
- Check installed plugin inventory for personalize-woocommerce-cart-page.
- Confirm plugin version is greater than 2.4 or not installed.
- Review WordPress admin users and recent plugin configuration changes.
- Check vendor, JVN, and vulnerability database entries for updated remediation details.
- Verify compensating controls around admin sessions and privileged actions.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/personalize-woocommerce-cart-page/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88804335/index.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9437CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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