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CVE-2022-2518: Stockists Manager for Woocommerce <= 1.0.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The Stockists Manager for Woocommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the stockist_settings_main() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

HighCVSS 8.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2022-2518 affects the WordPress Stockists Manager for Woocommerce plugin through version 1.0.2.1. If an administrator is tricked into interacting with a malicious request while logged in, plugin settings could be changed and stored malicious scripts injected.

Executive priority

Treat this as high priority for any WordPress commerce site using the plugin. The business risk is account-assisted website compromise and malicious script execution against visitors or administrators.

Technical view

The flaw is CSRF caused by missing nonce validation in stockist_settings_main(). Wordfence reports unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings and achieve stored XSS if they induce an authenticated administrator to perform an action.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress/WooCommerce sites running Stockists Manager for Woocommerce up to and including 1.0.2.1. Sites without this plugin are not implicated by the supplied sources.

Exploitation context

The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the supplied sources do not state active exploitation. Attack requires administrator interaction, but successful exploitation can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Researcher notes

The key control failure is missing CSRF nonce validation in a settings handler. Evidence supports CSRF leading to stored XSS, but supplied sources do not provide a confirmed fixed version or in-the-wild exploitation.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory WordPress sites for the Stockists Manager for Woocommerce plugin.
  • Check the installed plugin version against 1.0.2.1 or earlier.
  • Review vendor, WordPress plugin, and Wordfence guidance for fixed or safe versions.
  • If no maintained fixed version is available, disable and remove the plugin.
  • Review affected plugin settings for unexpected script content.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether the plugin is installed on production and staging sites.
  • Record installed version and compare with the vulnerable range.
  • Review administrative logs for unexpected plugin settings changes.
  • Inspect public stockist-related pages for unexpected stored script behavior.
  • Verify administrators use current WordPress security controls and trusted sessions.
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Confidence
high
Sources
6

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
5Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.8CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

8.8High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-2518Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
dholovniaStockists Manager for Woocommerce0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-352

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CWE-352 · source CWE mapping

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.

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