Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress WooCommerce plugin used to duplicate products can allow an authenticated low-privilege user to perform actions without proper authorization. The expected impact is limited integrity change, not data theft or site outage, but ecommerce content changes can still affect storefront accuracy and trust.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate ecommerce integrity risk. It is not documented as actively exploited, but affected WooCommerce sites should be inventoried and remediated during the next security maintenance window, sooner for sites with many low-privilege users.
Technical view
CVE-2023-51523 is a CWE-862 missing authorization issue in WriterSystem WooCommerce Easy Duplicate Product through 0.3.0.7. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating network reachability, low attack complexity, and low integrity impact after authentication.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress/WooCommerce sites with the woo-easy-duplicate-product plugin installed at version 0.3.0.7 or earlier. The source bundle does not identify affected CPEs or hosting providers.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the provided sources do not claim active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates an attacker needs low privileges and no user interaction. Public evidence is limited to CVE and Patchstack database entries.
Researcher notes
Do not assume unauthenticated impact from the title alone; the CVSS vector states PR:L. Sources do not provide detailed vulnerable endpoints, exploit mechanics, or a named fixed version in the supplied bundle, so validation should remain version and configuration focused.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the WooCommerce Easy Duplicate Product plugin.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release or workaround.
- Update the plugin if a fixed version is available from a trusted source.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is unnecessary or no fix is available.
- Limit WordPress accounts with product-management access to trusted users.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether woo-easy-duplicate-product is installed and active.
- Record the installed plugin version on each WooCommerce site.
- Review WordPress user roles with product or plugin-related permissions.
- Check admin activity logs for unexpected product duplication or content changes.
- Verify remediation status against vendor or Patchstack guidance.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- 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:N/I:L/A:N
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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:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
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