Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a WordPress/WooCommerce plugin access-control flaw. A logged-in user with low privileges may be able to change Wholesale Suite plugin settings they should not control, potentially disrupting pricing or store behavior. The sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate operational risk for WooCommerce stores. Prioritize stores with many staff, customer, or wholesale logins because the issue requires authenticated access but could affect pricing or store behavior.
Technical view
CVE-2022-34344 is a missing authorization issue (CWE-862) in Rymera Web Co Wholesale Suite, slug woocommerce-wholesale-prices, affecting versions through 2.1.5. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, with low integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on WordPress WooCommerce sites running Wholesale Suite / woocommerce-wholesale-prices at version 2.1.5 or earlier, especially where non-admin authenticated accounts exist.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged user and no user interaction. The bundle marks KEV as false, and the provided sources do not claim active exploitation or provide public exploit evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack entry. Do not assume unauthenticated exploitation, data theft, or a specific fixed version from this bundle alone. Focus validation on authorization boundaries around plugin settings changes.
Mitigation direction
- Check Rymera and Patchstack guidance for the fixed supported plugin version.
- Update Wholesale Suite beyond affected versions when vendor guidance confirms the fix.
- Restrict WordPress accounts and plugin settings access to trusted administrators.
- Review wholesale pricing and catalog settings for unauthorized changes.
- Disable the plugin temporarily if exposure is unacceptable and no fixed version is validated.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites using the woocommerce-wholesale-prices plugin.
- Confirm installed plugin versions are not 2.1.5 or earlier.
- Review WordPress roles with access to WooCommerce or plugin settings.
- Check audit logs for unexpected Wholesale Suite configuration changes.
- Validate remediation in staging before production update.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
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