Security For WooCommerce WordPress plugin: Missing authorization in settings reset
Summary
The Security For WooCommerce WordPress plugin up to version 1.0.16 lacks proper authorization checks when resetting its settings. An unauthenticated attacker can reset any settings section to its defaults, which disables protections such as a custom login URL, two-factor authentication, reCAPTCHA, password policies and the firewall. No login or user interaction is required, so internet-facing WooCommerce sites with this plugin are exposed.
Affected
- Security For WooCommerce WordPress plugin, versions 0 through 1.0.16
- Vendor: Unknown
Fixed in
Unknown. No fixed version was found at the time of research.
Workaround
- Deactivate the plugin if its features are not essential.
- Restrict access to the plugin's admin and reset endpoints at the web server or WAF level.
Exploitation
- Not listed in CISA KEV.
- No known exploitation reported.
- Public proof of concept: unknown (not confirmed).
- CISA SSVC: automatable yes, technical impact partial.
Our recommendation
- Deactivate the plugin if possible, or restrict access to its reset functionality at the web server or WAF level.
- Check the current settings now (login URL, 2FA, reCAPTCHA, firewall, password policy) and monitor for unexpected changes.
- Check the related CVE-2026-100109 (unauthenticated account creation) and CVE-2026-123697 (2FA bypass) in the same plugin.
- Monitor for a vendor fix and check the WPScan and NVD pages for updates.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- WPScan advisory wpscan.com
- CVE Record CVE-2026-123701 www.cve.org
- OpenCVE CVE-2026-123701 app.opencve.io
- Researcher post (dev.to) dev.to
- Offseq Radar analysis (secondary) radar.offseq.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 11 Nov 2026, 18:01.
Original description (NVD)
The Security For WooCommerce WordPress plugin through 1.0.16 does not have proper authorization checks when resetting its settings, allowing unauthenticated users to reset any section of its configuration to the defaults and so disable security features such as a custom login URL, two-factor authentication, reCAPTCHA, password policies and the firewall.
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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