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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Network-reachable with no credentials or interaction required; impact limited to integrity and availability within the plugin's own scope, with no confidentiality exposure.
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CVSS VectorVendor: patchstack
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in GIFT4U <= 1.0.10 versions.
AnalysisAI
Broken access control in the GIFT4U WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 1.0.10) exposes unauthenticated endpoints that allow remote attackers to perform unauthorized operations against WooCommerce gift card functionality. The CVSS:3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms exploitation requires no credentials, no user interaction, and no special configuration beyond plugin installation. Reported by Patchstack (audit@patchstack.com) and cataloged under EUVD-2026-39736, this is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the trivial exploitation conditions lower the practical bar for abuse.
Technical ContextAI
CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) describes a failure to verify that a requesting party holds permission to access a resource or execute an action. In the WordPress/WooCommerce plugin ecosystem, this most commonly manifests as AJAX action handlers or REST API routes registered without nonce verification or WordPress capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()). The GIFT4U plugin - a gift card management extension for WooCommerce - exposes at least one such unprotected endpoint, allowing any network-reachable client to trigger privileged operations. The CVE tag 'Authentication Bypass' further reinforces that the missing check is the authorization gate itself, not a circumvention of an existing check.
RemediationAI
No patched version number is specified in the available intelligence data - the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/gift4u-gift-cards-all-in-one-for-woo/vulnerability/wordpress-gift4u-plugin-1-0-10-broken-access-control-vulnerability should be checked for a confirmed fix release. As an immediate compensating control, deactivate the GIFT4U plugin on any publicly accessible WooCommerce instance until a patched version is confirmed; this eliminates the attack surface entirely at the cost of disabling gift card functionality. If deactivation is not operationally acceptable, restrict access to WordPress AJAX and REST API endpoints (/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and /wp-json/) via WAF rules or IP allowlisting to trusted networks only, accepting the trade-off of breaking public storefront interactions. Monitor the WordPress plugin repository and Patchstack for an updated release.
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Same weakness CWE-862 – Missing Authorization
View allSame technique Authentication Bypass
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-39736
GHSA-qcv7-9h48-x73r