WooCommerce Amazon Affiliates - Wordpress Plugin < 14.1.00 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could gain administrative access to the WordPress site by leveraging their existing subscriber privileges. This could lead to unauthorized modifications of site content, installation of malicious plugins, access to sensitive user data (including customer information and financial details), and complete control over the WordPress installation. The impact is particularly severe for e-commerce sites relying on WooCommerce, as attackers could manipulate product listings, pricing, and order processing, leading to financial losses and reputational damage. The ease of exploitation, requiring only authenticated subscriber access, significantly broadens the potential attack surface.

Websites utilizing the WooCommerce Amazon Affiliates plugin, particularly those with a large number of subscriber-level users or those lacking robust access control mechanisms, are at significant risk. Shared hosting environments where plugin updates are managed by the hosting provider are also vulnerable if they have not yet applied the patch.

• wordpress / composer / npm:

wp plugin list --status=active | grep 'WooCommerce Amazon Affiliates'

• wordpress / composer / npm:

wp plugin update --all

• wordpress / composer / npm:

wp plugin status | grep 'WooCommerce Amazon Affiliates'

• wordpress / composer / npm:

wp plugin list --all | grep 'WooCommerce Amazon Affiliates' | awk '{print $1}' | sort -n

1. 2024-04-25Disclosure

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1. Reserviert2024-04-24
2. Veröffentlicht2024-04-25
3. Geändert2026-02-26
4. EPSS aktualisiert2026-04-02

The primary mitigation for CVE-2024-33549 is to immediately upgrade the WooCommerce Amazon Affiliates plugin to version 14.1.00 or later. If upgrading is not immediately feasible due to compatibility issues or breaking changes, consider restricting subscriber access to sensitive areas of the WordPress site and implementing stricter user permission controls. Review user roles and privileges to ensure the principle of least privilege is enforced. While a WAF cannot directly prevent this privilege escalation, it can help detect and block suspicious activity associated with elevated privileges. After upgrading, confirm the fix by attempting to escalate privileges with a subscriber account – the attempt should be denied.