Product visibility manipulation via missing capability check
Published Oct 20, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in PluginUs.Net BEAR 1.1.3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter WooCommerce product visibility. The woobe_bulkoperations_visibility AJAX handler processes visibility changes without checking the caller's WordPress capabilities. A subscriber account is sufficient to change stored product visibility through the network-accessible WordPress interface, affecting catalog integrity.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in PluginUs.Net BEAR 1.1.3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter WooCommerce product visibility. The woobe_bulkoperations_visibility AJAX handler processes visibility changes without checking the caller's WordPress capabilities. A subscriber account is sufficient to change stored product visibility through the network-accessible WordPress interface, affecting catalog integrity.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-4943
- Published
- Oct 20, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- PluginUs.Net
- Product
- BEAR – Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional for WooCommerce
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.3.3
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