Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-24603 affects the WordPress/WooCommerce plugin “Print Barcode Labels for your WooCommerce products/orders” through version 3.4.10. It is a broken access control issue. A logged-in user may be able to perform an action they should not be authorized to perform, causing limited integrity impact.
Executive priority
Treat as a normal-priority WordPress plugin remediation. The severity is moderate, not critical, because exploitation requires login and has limited integrity impact. Prioritize sites with many user accounts, customer portals, or delegated WooCommerce staff access.
Technical view
The CVE describes missing authorization, mapped to CWE-862, in package a4-barcode-generator. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network-accessible, low complexity, requires low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, and low integrity impact. Public sources do not provide endpoint details or a fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on WordPress sites using WooCommerce with the a4-barcode-generator plugin installed at version 3.4.10 or earlier. Anonymous attackers are not indicated by the CVSS vector; exploitation requires an authenticated user account.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is indicated in the provided sources, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The main risk is misuse by a logged-in low-privileged user to alter or trigger plugin functionality without proper authorization checks.
Researcher notes
Public detail is limited. The record identifies missing authorization in the plugin through 3.4.10 but does not describe affected functions, proof-of-concept status, or a fixed version. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond authenticated, low-privilege access and low integrity impact reflected in CVSS.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all WordPress sites using the a4-barcode-generator plugin.
- Check whether installed versions are 3.4.10 or earlier.
- Review vendor and Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Update the plugin if an official fixed release is available.
- Restrict WordPress accounts to trusted users until remediated.
- Disable the plugin if it is not business-critical.
Validation and detection
- Confirm plugin name and version from WordPress administration or asset inventory.
- Verify whether the site uses WooCommerce label or barcode workflows.
- Review user roles with access to WooCommerce or plugin functions.
- Check logs for unexpected label, barcode, product, or order-label changes.
- Document remediation status for each affected WordPress instance.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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- 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4PatchstackVulnerability 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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Source materials
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- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/a4-barcode-generator/vulnerability/wordpress-print-labels-with-barcodes-create-price-tags-product-labels-order-labels-for-woocommerce-plugin-3-4-10-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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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.