Authorization bypass in wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.12 via the WCFM_Customers_Manage_Controller::processing function due to missing validation on the ID user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber/customer-level access and above, to change the email address of administrator user accounts which allows them to reset the password and access the administrator account.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wclovers | WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce | up to 6.7.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce Vendorwclovers Affected up to 6.7.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wclovers:frontend_manager_for_woocommerce_along_with_bookings_subscription_listings_compatible:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 6.7.13 | Vulnerable | wclovers |
- cpe:2.3:a:wclovers:frontend_manager_for_woocommerce_along_with_bookings_subscription_listings_compatible:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.7.13 Vulnerable ·wclovers
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8290
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6wvp-rh8p-4q7q
References
More wclovers Frontend Manager For Woocommerce Along With Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07131 WCFM - WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace < 3.4.12 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-07117 WCFM - Frontend Manager for WooCommerce < 6.5.12 - Customer/Subscriber+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-04528 Missing authorization in wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-04529 WCFM Frontend Manager <= 6.5.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-03330 Missing authorization in wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-8290 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8290 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6wvp-rh8p-4q7q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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