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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-46811 affects the WordPress ALD Dropshipping and Fulfillment for AliExpress and WooCommerce plugin through version 1.0.21. It is a missing authorization issue, also described by Patchstack as broken access control with CSRF. The known impact is limited confidentiality exposure, but affected ecommerce sites should still treat it as a real access-control flaw.
Executive priority
Prioritize for affected ecommerce sites, especially those with many WordPress users or weak account governance. This is not shown as actively exploited and has medium severity, but access-control flaws in commerce plugins deserve timely remediation.
Technical view
The CVE record maps this to CWE-862 Missing Authorization in VillaTheme ALD for WooCommerce, package woo-alidropship. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, and no stated integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress/WooCommerce sites running ALD Dropshipping and Fulfillment for AliExpress and WooCommerce version 1.0.21 or earlier. The bundle does not identify affected configurations beyond the plugin version range.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates an attacker needs low privileges, so risk is most relevant where untrusted or weakly governed WordPress accounts exist.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow: CVE and Patchstack identify the plugin, affected range, CWE-862, and CVSS. The bundle does not provide endpoint details, proof-of-concept status, a named fixed version, or operational indicators. Avoid claiming exploitation or specific exploit mechanics from these sources.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the woo-alidropship plugin and record installed versions.
- Check VillaTheme or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or vendor-recommended remediation.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-confirmed fixed release is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is unused or cannot be remediated promptly.
- Review WordPress account roles and remove unnecessary low-privileged access.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each site runs woo-alidropship version 1.0.21 or earlier.
- Verify remediation against vendor or Patchstack version guidance before closing the finding.
- Review plugin-related logs for unexpected actions by low-privileged accounts.
- Confirm unused WordPress accounts and excessive roles have been removed.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.