Missing access check in Product Feed for Google Shopping plugin
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The Product Feed for Google Shopping, Microsoft Advertising and 40+ Channels for WooCommerce Merchant WordPress plugin before 5.3.2 has an improper access control flaw (CWE-284). Its AJAX action that registers the store with the feed service has no nonce or capability check and is open to unauthenticated users. Any visitor can force the store to re-register and overwrite its stored shop secret. The references include an exploit link.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Product Feed for Google Shopping, Microsoft Advertising and 40+ Channels for WooCommerce Merchant WordPress plugin before 5.3.2 does not perform a nonce or capability check on the AJAX action that registers the store with its feed service and exposes it to unauthenticated users, so any visitor can force the store to re-register and overwrite the Product Feed for Google Shopping, Microsoft Advertising and 40+ Channels for WooCommerce Merchant WordPress plugin before 5.3.2's stored shop secret.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Product Feed for Google Shopping, Microsoft Advertising and 40+ Channels for WooCommerce Merchant | before 5.3.2 | 5.3.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Product Feed for Google Shopping, Microsoft Advertising and 40+ Channels for WooCommerce Merchant VendorUnknown Affected before 5.3.2 Fixed in 5.3.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update the Product Feed for Google Shopping, Microsoft Advertising and 40+ Channels for WooCommerce Merchant WordPress plugin to 5.3.2 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Product Feed for Google Shopping, Microsoft Advertising and 40+ Channels for WooCommerce Merchant (Unknown) Fixed in 5.3.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87968
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-8964-f92q-cm7g
- 2026-10-14 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-14 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-87968 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87968 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8964-f92q-cm7g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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