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Plain-English summary
This CVE affects the WordPress WooCommerce Basic Ordernumbers plugin through version 1.4.4. A logged-in user may be able to perform actions without proper authorization, potentially causing limited integrity or availability impact. It is not listed in CISA KEV, and the provided sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a normal-priority remediation for affected WooCommerce stores. It is not currently evidenced as actively exploited, but unauthorized order workflow changes can affect ecommerce operations.
Technical view
CVE-2024-55992 is a CWE-862 missing authorization issue in Open Tools WooCommerce Basic Ordernumbers. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4 with network access, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and low integrity and availability impact. Public technical detail is limited in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress/WooCommerce sites with WooCommerce Basic Ordernumbers installed at version 1.4.4 or earlier, especially where low-privileged accounts exist.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires a logged-in user but no user interaction. The source bundle does not identify exploited endpoints, public exploit code, or active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Do not assume unauthenticated impact. The evidence supports missing authorization with PR:L and limited integrity/availability impact. Public sources in the bundle do not describe endpoints, proof of concept, patch status, or exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the woocommerce-basic-ordernumbers plugin.
- Check vendor and Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-confirmed fixed release is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Review and minimize low-privileged WordPress accounts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin version on each WooCommerce site.
- Verify whether version is 1.4.4 or earlier.
- Review WordPress roles with WooCommerce or order-management access.
- Check audit logs for unexpected order number or plugin-setting changes.
- Track vendor, CVE, and Patchstack records for remediation updates.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (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:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
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5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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Missing Authorization
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