Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify site running vulnerable woosquare plugin ≤4.7.5
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ExploitSend crafted unauthenticated HTTP request to unprotected plugin endpoint
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ExecutionBypass missing authorization check (CWE-862)
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ImpactPerform restricted action / modify plugin or order data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that a target WordPress site have the APIExperts Square for WooCommerce (woosquare) plugin installed and active at version 4.7.5 or earlier; the flaw is a missing authorization check (CWE-862), so per the CVSS vector it needs no authentication, no privileges, and no user interaction (PR:N/UI:N), and works against default configurations reachable over the network (AV:N/AC:L). The practical limiting factors are the plugin's modest deployment footprint and the integrity-only, partial impact (C:N/A:N) - the specific protected function or data affected is not described in the available sources, so the concrete action an attacker gains is unverified. |
| Impact | This is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the APIExperts Square for WooCommerce (woosquare) WordPress plugin. The supplied CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) indicates network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation with no privileges or user interaction required (PR:N = unauthenticated), but impact is limited to a partial integrity effect only - no confidentiality (C:N) and no availability (A:N) impact. All other exploitation signals are notably weak or absent: no EPSS probability was provided, the CVE is NOT in CISA KEV, and no working proof-of-concept is supplied - the only reference is a Patchstack database entry (advisory metadata), not exploit code. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', not act_now or emergency, consistent with a real-but-non-urgent issue. In short, this is a legitimate authorization gap worth patching on a normal cadence rather than a high-priority emergency; the unauthenticated network vector keeps it from being dismissible, but the integrity-only, partial impact and absence of any active-exploitation or PoC signal place it well below critical. No signals are directly conflicting; the main gap is that the exact unauthorized action enabled is not described in the sources. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to a WordPress site running APIExperts Square for WooCommerce (≤4.7.5) that invokes a plugin function lacking a proper authorization/capability check, allowing the attacker to perform a restricted action or modify data they should not be able to. The CVSS vector indicates this requires no authentication, no user interaction, and low attack complexity, but the impact is limited to partial integrity (C:N/A:N). No public exploit code is identified; only a Patchstack advisory reference exists. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 26, 2026
Missing authorization (CWE-862) in the WPExperts APIExperts Square for WooCommerce plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 4.7.5, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to reach functionality that should sit behind an access-control check, with a partial integrity-only impact and no effect on confidentiality or availability (CVSS 5.3). The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates the flaw is reachable over the network against default configurations with no credentials and no user interaction, although the concrete protected function or data exposed is not described in the available sources. There is no KEV entry and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the practical exposure is bounded by the plugin's limited deployment footprint and the medium-severity, integrity-only rating.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released fixed version is identified in the available data; the ceiling of the affected range is 4.7.5, so remediation depends on a release above that version appearing in the WordPress.org plugin channel and being reflected in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woosquare/vulnerability/wordpress-apiexperts-square-for-woocommerce-plugin-4-7-5-broken-access-control-vulnerability-3. Until a patched build is confirmed, the practical option is to deactivate and remove APIExperts Square for WooCommerce on sites that do not require Square synchronization - the trade-off is loss of Square payment and catalog integration in WooCommerce - and, where the integration is business-critical, to keep the plugin at 4.7.5 only behind existing site-level access restrictions while tracking the advisory for a fixed version. Because the affected routine is reachable over the network without authentication, generic per-endpoint blocking is not feasible without knowing the handler, which the sources do not disclose. Given the priority label of this_month and the absence of KEV listing or public exploit code, scheduling the update or deactivation in the current monthly maintenance cycle is proportionate.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the woosquare plugin for WordPress, which bridges WooCommerce stores with Square payment and catalog services and is distributed through the WordPress.org plugin directory (CPE cpe:2.3:a:wpexperts:apiexperts_square_for_woocommerce). The root cause class is CWE-862 Missing Authorization: a routine exposed by the plugin - typically a registered AJAX action, REST route or admin-post handler in WordPress plugins of this type - is reachable without verifying that the caller holds the required capability, so the check that should gate the operation is absent rather than merely weak. WordPress's pluggable authentication and capability model means such handlers inherit whatever access the request itself carries, and when no current_user_can() or equivalent gate is applied, an anonymous HTTP request can perform the action. The exact endpoint, parameter and the specific state an attacker can alter are not described in the available sources, and the vulnerability record is attributed to Patchstack's WordPress vulnerability database (EUVD-2026-109735). Per the assessed vector, exploitation requires the plugin to be installed and active at 4.7.5 or earlier on a network-reachable site; confidentiality and availability impacts are rated none, so the demonstrated consequence is limited to partial integrity modification.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Unauthenticated network-reachable missing-authorization flaw (PR:N/AV:N/AC:L) with partial integrity impact only; no confidentiality or availability effect indicated by the sources.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPExperts APIExperts Square for WooCommerce woosquare allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects APIExperts Square for WooCommerce: from n/a through 4.7.5.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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EUVD-2026-109735
GHSA-49rp-m5px-jgg2
NVD
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