CVE-2024-1689: WooCommerce Tools <= 1.2.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Module Deactivation

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The WooCommerce Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the woocommerce_tool_toggle_module() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to deactivate arbitrary plugin modules.

Affected products

themefarmer WooCommerce Tools: through 1.2.10

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-tools/trunk/admin/admin-init.php#L61
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3098165%40woo-tools&new=3098165%40woo-tools&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3830c901-be36-4c4b-976b-d388b6af0c67?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-tools/trunk/admin/admin-init.php#L61
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3098165%40woo-tools&new=3098165%40woo-tools&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3830c901-be36-4c4b-976b-d388b6af0c67?source=cve

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