Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects WooCommerce sites using Tyche Softwares' Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts plugin through version 2.12.1. A logged-in user may be able to perform an action they should not be authorized to perform, potentially altering checkout fee or discount behavior.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for revenue-generating WooCommerce stores, especially where many staff, vendors, or customer-support users have WordPress access. The issue is not rated critical, but checkout integrity can directly affect pricing, revenue, and customer trust.
Technical view
CVE-2024-33585 is a missing authorization vulnerability, CWE-862, in the WordPress plugin checkout-fees-for-woocommerce. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and limited integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress/WooCommerce installations running Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce through 2.12.1. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires a low-privileged authenticated account, not anonymous access.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Treat this as a permission-control weakness with business impact tied to checkout configuration integrity, not as a confirmed mass-exploitation event.
Researcher notes
The source bundle identifies the vulnerability class and affected range but does not include endpoint details, proof of concept, exploit activity, or a named fixed version. Validation should focus on version inventory, authorization boundaries, and configuration-change evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all sites running checkout-fees-for-woocommerce through version 2.12.1.
- Check Tyche Softwares and Patchstack guidance for the fixed release or official workaround.
- Update the plugin if an official fixed version is available and compatible.
- Restrict WordPress accounts with WooCommerce or plugin-management privileges.
- Disable the plugin temporarily if no fix exists and checkout risk is unacceptable.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed plugin slug and version on each WooCommerce site.
- Review WordPress user roles for low-privileged accounts with unexpected plugin access.
- Check admin or audit logs for unexplained fee or discount changes.
- Verify checkout calculations after remediation or plugin changes.
- Track the CVE and Patchstack entry for updated remediation details.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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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
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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.