Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A logged-in low-privileged WordPress user, such as a subscriber, could change discount rules or plugin settings in Discount Rules for WooCommerce through unprotected AJAX actions. For ecommerce sites, that could affect pricing, promotions, and order integrity.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate ecommerce integrity risk. Prioritize sites where customers can create accounts or where discount rules materially affect revenue, margins, or order handling.
Technical view
CVE-2020-36834 is CWE-862 missing authorization in Flycart Discount Rules for WooCommerce versions up to and including 2.0.2. Several AJAX actions lacked capability checks, allowing authenticated subscriber-level users to perform administrative plugin actions, including modifying rules and saving configurations.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress/WooCommerce sites running Discount Rules for WooCommerce at version 2.0.2 or earlier, with attacker access to any subscriber-level account.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The issue is network-reachable and low-complexity, but requires authenticated low-privileged WordPress access.
Researcher notes
The bundle identifies missing capability checks across several AJAX actions but does not provide the exact action list or a named fixed release. Avoid assuming exploitation in the wild; focus validation on authenticated misuse and unauthorized configuration changes.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Discount Rules for WooCommerce version 2.0.2 or earlier.
- Check Flycart, Wordfence, or Patchstack guidance for the confirmed fixed version.
- Update the plugin through trusted WordPress administration channels when a fixed release is confirmed.
- Temporarily disable the plugin if exposure is high and update timing is uncertain.
- Review subscriber account necessity and remove unused low-privilege accounts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin name and version on each WooCommerce site.
- Review WordPress user lists for subscriber accounts with unnecessary access.
- Check audit logs for unexpected discount rule or configuration changes.
- Review web logs for unusual authenticated AJAX activity tied to the plugin.
- Validate that administrative plugin actions require appropriate capabilities after remediation.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Missing Authorization
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