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1 vulnerability found for WooCommerce Smart Coupons by WooCommerce
CVE-2020-36841 (GCVE-0-2020-36841)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-10-16 12:45
Modified
2026-04-08 17:31
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Summary
The WooCommerce Smart Coupons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the woocommerce_coupon_admin_init function in versions up to, and including, 4.6.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send themselves gift certificates of any value, which could be redeemed for products sold on the victim’s storefront.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce Smart Coupons |
Version: 0 ≤ |
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