CVE-2023-6897 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-6897

EAN for WooCommerce <= 4.9.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitve Information Exposure via Shortcode

Vulnerability Description

The EAN for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.2 via the the 'alg_wc_ean_product_meta' shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to expose potentially sensitive post metadata.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Francesco Carlucci

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

EAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN Inventory
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 18th, 2024
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-639

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation