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TI-2024-08527 Aliases CVE-2024-9189GHSA-r58j-wf5c-jr5h

EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce <= 2.12.12 - Missing Authorization

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 EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the alg_wc_eu_vat_exempt_vat_from_admin() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the VAT status for any order.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00476 41st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WPFactoryEU/UK VAT Validation Manager for WooCommerceup to 2.12.12—No fix listedCNA
  • EU/UK VAT Validation Manager for WooCommerce VendorWPFactory Affected up to 2.12.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpfactory:eu\/uk_vat_manager_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.12.14VulnerableWPFactory
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpfactory:eu\/uk_vat_manager_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.12.14 Vulnerable ·WPFactory

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9189
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r58j-wf5c-jr5h

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2024-29650 WordPress EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.12.14 - CSRF to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2024-08154 EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce <= 2.12.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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