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CVE-2023-3459: Export and Import Users and Customers <= 2.4.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Shop Manager) Arbitrary User Password Change

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

The Export and Import Users and Customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'hf_update_customer' function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with shop manager-level permissions to change user passwords and potentially take over administrator accounts.

Affected products

• webtoffee Export and Import Users and Customers: through 2.4.1

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/tags/2.4.1/admin/modules/user/import/import.php#L446
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2938705/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce#file201
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/47337214-9cc3-4b12-bb71-9acbab3649b7?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/tags/2.4.1/admin/modules/user/import/import.php#L446
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2938705/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce#file201
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/47337214-9cc3-4b12-bb71-9acbab3649b7?source=cve

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