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Plain-English summary
This affects WordPress sites running Taxonomy/Term and Role based Discounts for WooCommerce through version 5.1. The reported issue is a CSRF/missing-authorization weakness tied to settings changes. It is rated medium with limited availability impact in the CVSS data, so treat it as operational hygiene unless the plugin supports business-critical WooCommerce discount logic.
Executive priority
Handle in the normal vulnerability remediation queue, faster for revenue-critical WooCommerce stores using this discount logic. There is no source-backed evidence of active exploitation, but settings tampering can still disrupt pricing or promotions.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-862 missing authorization in the taxonomy-discounts-woocommerce plugin, allowing incorrectly configured access-control behavior via CSRF to settings change. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and low availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress/WooCommerce deployments using the affected plugin at version 5.1 or earlier. Sites not using this plugin are not exposed based on the supplied sources.
Exploitation context
The sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires user interaction, consistent with CSRF. Public details provided here are not enough to confirm exact affected settings, abuse path, or business impact.
Researcher notes
The public record is thin. It identifies CWE-862 and frames the issue as CSRF to settings change, but the CVSS vector reports no integrity impact. Validate findings against vendor or Patchstack details before asserting exact exploitability, affected settings, or remediation status.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for taxonomy-discounts-woocommerce version 5.1 or earlier.
- Check the plugin vendor and Patchstack advisory for fixed-version guidance.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-supported fixed release is available.
- Disable the plugin where it is not required for WooCommerce operations.
- Review discount configuration after remediation for unexpected changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed and active on production WordPress sites.
- Record the installed plugin version and compare it with the <=5.1 affected range.
- Review administrator activity logs for unexpected discount setting changes.
- Check whether compensating controls restrict WordPress admin exposure.
- Track vendor advisory updates if no fixed version is documented internally.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L2.81.4PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Source materials
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- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/taxonomy-discounts-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-taxonomy-term-and-role-based-discounts-for-woocommerce-plugin-5-1-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-to-settings-change-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.