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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Reachable over the web by any authenticated subscriber (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N); broken auth on a shipping action yields partial data exposure and high availability impact on fulfillment.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
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Subscriber Broken Authentication in Melhor Envio <= 2.16.3 versions.
AnalysisAI
Authentication bypass in the Melhor Envio WordPress plugin (versions 2.16.3 and earlier) allows low-privileged subscriber accounts to perform actions they should not be authorized for. With CVSS 7.6 (high) and a CWE-288 classification, the flaw lets any registered WordPress user escalate access against the plugin's restricted endpoints, with no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The Patchstack-reported issue primarily threatens shipping/quotation workflows on WordPress e-commerce sites that integrate the Brazilian Melhor Envio shipping service.
Technical ContextAI
Melhor Envio (melhor-envio-cotacao) is a popular WordPress plugin used by Brazilian WooCommerce stores to calculate shipping quotes and manage labels via the Melhor Envio shipping aggregation platform. CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel) indicates that one or more plugin endpoints fail to properly enforce capability or role checks - typically a WordPress AJAX/REST action that verifies a nonce or login state but not the user's actual privilege level. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:melhorenvio:melhor_envio:* confirms all versions through 2.16.3 of the plugin are in scope, regardless of WordPress core or WooCommerce version.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the Melhor Envio plugin to a version newer than 2.16.3 once the vendor publishes a fixed release (patch availability per Patchstack advisory; released patched version not independently confirmed from the supplied data - verify against the Patchstack URL above before deployment). As compensating controls, disable open user registration in WordPress (Settings → General → 'Anyone can register') to prevent attackers from trivially obtaining subscriber accounts, audit existing subscriber-level accounts for unexpected activity, and restrict access to the plugin's AJAX/REST endpoints (admin-ajax.php actions and /wp-json/ routes containing 'melhor' or 'envio') via a WAF rule or Patchstack/Wordfence virtual patch until the upgrade is applied; note that disabling registration will block legitimate customer self-service signup on storefronts that rely on it. If the plugin is not actively used, deactivate and remove it entirely.
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