Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-privilege user
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ExploitSend crafted request to plugin endpoint
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ExecutionBypass missing authorization check
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ImpactPerform unauthorized state change
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 an attacker to already hold a valid low-privilege authenticated account on the target WordPress/WooCommerce site (PR:L), which is the primary limiting factor - sites that do not permit untrusted user registration sharply reduce exposure. The vulnerable condition is the plugin's missing authorization/capability check on one or more of its endpoints (CWE-862), allowing a logged-in user to invoke functionality or modify data beyond their assigned role. Affected deployments are those running ALD - Dropshipping and Fulfillment for AliExpress and WooCommerce (woo-alidropship) from n/a through version 2.2.4; no specific non-default feature toggle is named in the description. No user interaction is required (UI:N). |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-to-moderate priority issue despite being network-exploitable. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) scores 4.3 (Medium) and is internally consistent with a Missing Authorization (CWE-862) flaw: the attacker reaches the vulnerable endpoint over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L) but must already hold a low-privilege authenticated account (PR:L) on the WordPress site. Impact is limited to a low integrity effect (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability consequence (C:N/A:N), meaning an authenticated low-privilege user can perform an action or modify data they should not be authorized to touch, rather than achieving data theft or takeover. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, POC reference, or SSVC decision data was provided in the input, so there is no signal of active or probable exploitation - the only corroborating source is the Patchstack database entry. The signals are not conflicting; they consistently point to a bounded broken-access-control issue requiring prior authentication, not a critical mass-exploitation candidate. Priority should be routine patching rather than emergency response. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has obtained a low-privilege authenticated account on a WooCommerce store running the ALD plugin (for example a subscriber or customer account) sends a crafted request to a plugin endpoint that fails to verify the caller's authorization, performing a state-changing action reserved for higher-privileged users. Because CVSS specifies AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N, exploitation is remote and requires no user interaction but does require that pre-existing low-privilege login. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 10, 2026
Authenticated low-privilege users on WordPress/WooCommerce sites running the ALD - Dropshipping and Fulfillment for AliExpress and WooCommerce plugin (woo-alidropship) through version 2.2.4 can reach plugin functionality they are not authorized to use, because affected endpoints omit authorization/capability checks (CWE-862). Per the assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, base 4.3), the practical impact is limited to low-integrity modification - no confidentiality or availability loss - and exploitation requires the attacker to already hold a valid low-privilege account on the target site, so sites that do not allow untrusted user registration have sharply reduced exposure. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and this remains a low-to-moderate priority issue rather than an emergency patch item.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch or fixed version is identified in the available data at time of analysis, so the primary action is to check the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woo-alidropship/vulnerability/wordpress-ald-dropshipping-and-fulfillment-for-aliexpress-and-woocommerce-plugin-2-2-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) and the VillaTheme plugin page for an updated release above 2.2.4 and apply it as soon as it is published. Until then, the most effective compensating control is to remove the prerequisite: disable open user registration and block or remove untrusted/low-privilege accounts that do not have a legitimate business need (trade-off: reduces legitimate signups and may disrupt customer onboarding), and audit WordPress roles so only trusted, vetted users hold any authenticated role on the store. If the store does not use AliExpress dropshipping functionality, deactivate and remove the plugin entirely (trade-off: business functionality is lost), and where it is required, restrict access via WAF rules that block unauthenticated or low-privilege calls to the plugin's admin-ajax.php actions and REST routes, plus logging/monitoring for abnormal requests touching plugin endpoints - noting that WAF signatures are a stopgap and may cause false positives on legitimate administrative workflows.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in a WordPress plugin, a class of defect where a function or endpoint is reachable without verifying that the caller possesses the required capability. In WordPress, that normally means a missing or incorrect current_user_can() check (or nonce/capability validation failure) on an admin-ajax.php action, REST API route, or admin-post handler, which lets any authenticated user - even a Subscriber-level account - invoke logic intended for Shop Manager or Administrator roles. The affected component is the ALD - Dropshipping and Fulfillment for AliExpress and WooCommerce plugin from VillaTheme (CPE cpe:2.3:a:villatheme:ald_-_dropshipping_and_fulfillment_for_aliexpress_and_woocommerce), which integrates WooCommerce stores with AliExpress dropshipping workflows such as product import/synchronization and fulfillment handling. The CVSS vector confirms network reachability with low attack complexity and no user interaction (UI:N), but the privilege prerequisite (PR:L) is the dominant constraint, and the scope-unchanged, integrity-only impact (I:L) reflects that the unchecked operations are bounded in effect rather than enabling full site takeover.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Missing authorization reachable over HTTP but requiring an existing low-privilege WordPress account (PR:L); only a bounded integrity impact, so C:N/I:L/A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in VillaTheme ALD - Dropshipping and Fulfillment for AliExpress and WooCommerce woo-alidropship allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ALD - Dropshipping and Fulfillment for AliExpress and WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.2.4.
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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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