User Email Verification for WooCommerce <= 3.5.0 - Authentication Bypass
The User Email Verification for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass via authenticate_user_by_email in versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to a random token generation weakness in the resend_verification_email function. This allows unauthenticated 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 Allow Automatic Login After Successful Verification setting to be enabled, which it is not by default.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress plugin | User Email Verification for WooCommerce | <= 3.5.0 | no fix |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-288- Platform
- WordPress
- Package
User Email Verification for WooCommerce- Disclosed
- 02.06.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:23
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Vulnerability history: User Email Verification for WooCommerce
All published vulnerabilities of this package (WordPress plugin), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 11.2018 07.2023
- Without a fix
- 2
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 2
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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