Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization
Advisory: The Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.
Read more about this vulnerability: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/613b2ef8-6749-42a2-a978-c96464ef7470?source=api-prod
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