Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway plugin versions through 7.4.0. An unauthenticated attacker could reach functionality that should require authorization and cause unauthorized integrity changes. For stores using this plugin, the business concern is payment-related workflow integrity, not confirmed data theft from the supplied sources.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority e-commerce remediation item for any WooCommerce store using the Stripe gateway plugin. Prioritize inventory and vendor-guided updating because the issue may allow unauthorized integrity changes without login.
Technical view
CVE-2023-35049 is a CWE-862 missing authorization issue in the WordPress WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway plugin through 7.4.0. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.5 with network attack vector, no privileges, no user interaction, and high integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on public WordPress/WooCommerce sites running WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway version 7.4.0 or older. The source bundle does not identify specific vulnerable endpoints, configurations, or hosting conditions beyond the affected plugin range.
Exploitation context
The source bundle marks KEV as false and provides no evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability is still serious because it is unauthenticated, network-reachable, low-complexity, and affects integrity.
Researcher notes
Available sources identify missing authorization and affected versions through 7.4.0 but do not provide endpoint details, exploit prerequisites beyond unauthenticated access, proof-of-concept status, or a named fixed version. Avoid assuming exploitability details beyond the CVSS vector and CWE.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WooCommerce sites for WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway versions through 7.4.0.
- Check WooCommerce and Patchstack guidance for the fixed or recommended plugin version.
- Update the plugin beyond the affected range when vendor guidance confirms remediation.
- If immediate updating is impossible, assess disabling the plugin until remediation is available.
- Review payment and order integrity monitoring for unexpected changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed plugin slug is woocommerce-gateway-stripe.
- Record the installed plugin version across production and staging WordPress sites.
- Flag any installation running version 7.4.0 or older.
- Verify remediation by confirming the plugin is no longer in the affected version range.
- Review application logs for suspicious unauthenticated payment or order workflow activity.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CWE details
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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.