Description
The EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the alg_wc_eu_vat_exempt_vat_from_admin() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the VAT status for any order.
Published: 2024-09-28
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49779 The EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the alg_wc_eu_vat_exempt_vat_from_admin() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the VAT status for any order.
History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00029}

epss

{'score': 0.00036}


Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wpfactory eu\/uk Vat Manager For Woocommerce
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wpfactory:eu\/uk_vat_manager_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Wpfactory eu\/uk Vat Manager For Woocommerce

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wpfactory
Wpfactory eu\/uk Vat Manager
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wpfactory:eu\/uk_vat_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Wpfactory
Wpfactory eu\/uk Vat Manager
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 28 Sep 2024 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the alg_wc_eu_vat_exempt_vat_from_admin() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.12.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the VAT status for any order.
Title EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce <= 2.12.12 - Missing Authorization
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Wpfactory Eu\/uk Vat Manager Eu\/uk Vat Manager For Woocommerce
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:21:18.446Z

Reserved: 2024-09-25T20:38:53.861Z

Link: CVE-2024-9189

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-30T15:45:00.455Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-09-28T02:15:10.860

Modified: 2024-10-03T17:26:19.397

Link: CVE-2024-9189

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Weaknesses