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Discount Rules for WooCommerce vulnerabilities

Discount Rules for WooCommerce has 3 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 16 Oct 2024.

Known vulnerabilities
3
Active installs
100,000+
Latest version
2.6.18
Last updated
17 Sep 2026
Most recent
16 Oct 2024

Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.

VulnerabilitySeverityAffectedFixPublished
Broken access control
CVE-2020-36834
Medium 6.3Up to 2.0.2Fixed in a later version (latest 2.6.18)16 Oct 2024
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2024-8541
Medium 4.7Up to 2.6.5Fixed in a later version (latest 2.6.18)16 Oct 2024
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVE-2022-2090
Medium 6.1Before 2.4.2Fixed in 2.4.217 Jul 2022
Read the published descriptions
CVE-2020-36834, 16 Oct 2024
The Discount Rules for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization via several AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 due to missing capability checks on various functions. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to execute various actions and perform a wide variety of actions such as modifying rules and saving configurations. CVE record
CVE-2024-8541, 16 Oct 2024
The Discount Rules for WooCommerce - Create Smart WooCommerce Coupons & Discounts, Bulk Discount, BOGO Coupons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Please note that this is only exploitable when the 'Leave a Review' notice is present, which occurs after 100 orders are made and disappears after a user dismisses the notice. CVE record
CVE-2022-2090, 17 Jul 2022
The Discount Rules for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.4.2 does not escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute of the plugin's discount rule page, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE record

What to do if you run Discount Rules for WooCommerce

If you run Discount Rules for WooCommerce, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.

If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.

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