Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a broken access control issue in a WooCommerce analytics plugin. Affected sites running Conversios.io / enhanced-e-commerce-for-woocommerce-store through version 6.5.0 may allow unauthorized changes with limited integrity impact. The provided sources do not show data theft, outage impact, or active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a medium-priority website integrity issue. Prioritize internet-facing ecommerce sites because unauthorized tracking or conversion configuration changes could affect marketing data, privacy posture, and revenue attribution.
Technical view
CVE-2023-51357 is CWE-862 missing authorization in Conversios.io enhanced-e-commerce-for-woocommerce-store through 6.5.0. CVSS 3.1 is 5.3: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low integrity impact, no confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on WordPress sites using WooCommerce with the Conversios.io enhanced-e-commerce-for-woocommerce-store plugin installed at version 6.5.0 or earlier.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle marks KEV as false and includes no cited report of active exploitation. The CVSS vector supports unauthenticated remote reachability, but the documented impact is limited to low integrity impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack entry. The sources identify missing authorization and affected versions through 6.5.0, but do not provide exploit details, a named fixed version, or confirmed exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress and WooCommerce sites for the affected plugin.
- Identify any installation running version 6.5.0 or earlier.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Update, remove, or disable affected installations according to vendor guidance.
- Monitor analytics and conversion tracking settings for unauthorized changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the exact installed plugin package name and version.
- Verify whether the site uses WooCommerce and Conversios tracking features.
- Review WordPress logs for unexpected plugin configuration changes.
- Check admin audit trails for unauthorized settings updates.
- Document sites where no fixed vendor guidance is available.
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
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:L/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/enhanced-e-commerce-for-woocommerce-store/vulnerability/wordpress-track-google-analytics-4-facebook-pixel-conversions-api-via-google-tag-manager-for-woocommerce-plugin-6-5-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference · vdb-entry
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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.