Category Discount Woocommerce <= 4.12 - Missing Authorization via wpcd_save_discount()
Priority LOW 31CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Category Discount Woocommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wpcd_save_discount() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify product category discounts that could lead to loss of revenue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0049 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vidishp | Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce | up to 4.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce Vendorvidishp Affected up to 4.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:quanticedgesolutions:category_discount_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.13 | Vulnerable | Quanticedgesolutions |
- cpe:2.3:a:quanticedgesolutions:category_discount_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.13 Vulnerable ·Quanticedgesolutions
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-0617
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-697x-76hh-g8hq
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-0617 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-0617 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-697x-76hh-g8hq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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