Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress plugin used for WooCommerce gift cards has a missing authorization flaw. A logged-in user could perform an unauthorized action with limited integrity impact. Public sources do not identify a specific attack path or fixed version, so urgency depends on whether the plugin is installed and exposed on commerce sites.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate commerce-platform hygiene issue. Prioritize sites that process gift cards, allow public account registration, or have many low-privileged users. Do not treat it as confirmed exploited based on the supplied evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2025-31781 is a CWE-862 missing authorization issue in ahmadshyk Gift Cards for WooCommerce, package woo-giftcards, reported for versions through 1.5.8. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network-accessible, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running WooCommerce with the Gift Cards for WooCommerce plugin through version 1.5.8. The source bundle has sparse version metadata, so confirm installed plugin slug, vendor, and version directly from each site.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the supplied sources do not state active exploitation. The scoring indicates an attacker needs a low-privileged account, which reduces risk but still matters for stores with customer, subscriber, or staff accounts.
Researcher notes
Evidence identifies broken access control but does not describe the vulnerable endpoint, capability check, exploit flow, or patch. Avoid assumptions about impact beyond low integrity. The affected metadata also appears sparse, so validate against the plugin slug and version before triage closure.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress and WooCommerce sites for the woo-giftcards plugin.
- If installed through 1.5.8, check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Disable the plugin temporarily if gift card functionality is not business-critical.
- Limit low-privileged account creation and review unnecessary WordPress user roles.
- Monitor CVE and Patchstack records for updated remediation details.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed plugin slug is woo-giftcards on each WordPress site.
- Record plugin version and compare it with the affected range through 1.5.8.
- Review WordPress users for unnecessary low-privileged accounts.
- Check application logs for unusual gift card or plugin-related changes.
- Track whether vendor guidance names a patched version or workaround.
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: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
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/woo-giftcards/vulnerability/wordpress-gift-cards-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-5-8-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.