Contributor-level refund decisions via misconfigured capability check
Published Nov 8, 2025 · Updated Nov 8, 2025
Incorrect authorization in WP Desk Flexible Refund for WooCommerce 1.0.42 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change refund statuses. Within create_refund, a misconfigured capability check authorizes a Contributor-level account before the function writes an attacker-selected approval or refusal status. Contributor access to WordPress is required; successful exploitation alters refund workflow data but has no reported confidentiality or availability effect.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in WP Desk Flexible Refund for WooCommerce 1.0.42 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change refund statuses. Within create_refund, a misconfigured capability check authorizes a Contributor-level account before the function writes an attacker-selected approval or refusal status. Contributor access to WordPress is required; successful exploitation alters refund workflow data but has no reported confidentiality or availability effect.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-12621
- Published
- Nov 8, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 8, 2025
- Vendor
- WP Desk
- Product
- Flexible Refund for WooCommerce – EU One Click Return
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=* <=1.0.42
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