WooCommerce Incorrect Authorization

published 2020-12-27 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-5657 , GHSA-wwh8-v3j3-gxfw

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.0%; EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits: 0; none known

The WooCommerce plugin before 4.7.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to view the status of arbitrary orders via the order_id parameter in a fetch_order_status action.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

packagist woocommerce/woocommerce 4.7.0
woocommerce woocommerce 4.7.0

Exploit prediction

4.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/Ko-kn3t/CVE-2020-29156 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
GitHub	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	woocommerce/woocommerce	<4.7.0	4.7.0

Classification

Weakness

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

github.com /Ko-kn3t/CVE-2020-29156
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
raw.githubusercontent.com /woocommerce/woocommerce/master/changelog.txt
web, release-notes, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29156
advisory
github.com /woocommerce/woocommerce
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary