Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects a WooCommerce shipping plugin used to manage conditional or flat-rate shipping. A malicious site could trick a logged-in WordPress administrator into making unintended changes if the plugin lacks proper CSRF protections. The impact is limited but can affect store shipping configuration and expected checkout behavior.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate e-commerce configuration risk, not an emergency based on the supplied evidence. Prioritize stores using the plugin, especially production WooCommerce sites where shipping-rate manipulation could disrupt checkout or revenue.
Technical view
CVE-2023-34015 is a CWE-352 CSRF issue in PI Websolution's Conditional shipping and Advanced Flat rate shipping rates plugin for WooCommerce, reported for versions up to 1.6.4.4. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4, with low attack complexity, no privileges required, and required user interaction.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress WooCommerce sites using the advanced-free-flat-shipping-woocommerce plugin at or below version 1.6.4.4. Sites without this plugin are not indicated as affected by the supplied sources.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Practical risk depends on an administrator being authenticated and induced to interact with attacker-controlled content.
Researcher notes
The source bundle is sparse: it names CSRF, affected plugin, version boundary, CVSS, and Patchstack reference, but does not provide detailed vulnerable endpoints, exploit evidence, or a confirmed fixed version. Avoid assuming remediation specifics beyond vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WooCommerce sites for the affected plugin and version.
- Check PI Websolution, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Update only to a vendor-confirmed fixed version when available.
- Disable or remove the plugin temporarily if exposure cannot be accepted.
- Review shipping settings for unauthorized or unexpected changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether advanced-free-flat-shipping-woocommerce is installed on each WooCommerce site.
- Record installed plugin versions and flag any version at or below 1.6.4.4.
- Check administrative audit logs for suspicious shipping configuration changes.
- Verify vendor guidance before closing remediation tickets.
- Confirm expected checkout and shipping behavior after remediation.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:N/UI:R/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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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