vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: woocommerce-jetpack: CVE-2021-34646: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 24, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 24, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
Versions up to, and including, 5.4.3, of the Booster for WooCommerce WordPress plugin are vulnerable to authentication bypass via the process_email_verification function due to a random token generation weakness in the reset_and_mail_activation_link function found in the ~/includes/class-wcj-emails-verification.php file. This allows attackers to impersonate users and trigger an email address verification for arbitrary accounts, including administrative accounts, and automatically be logged in as that user, including any site administrators. This requires the Email Verification module to be active in the plugin and the Login User After Successful Verification setting to be enabled, which it is by default.
Solution
woocommerce-jetpack-plugin-cve-2021-34646
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-34646
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af37f301-d97f-47d3-b6a8-88cb41344541?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-21296
- CVE-2021-34646
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-34646
- CWE-290
- CWE-330
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-21296
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