CVE-2024-13528: The Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-13528?

customer email verification for woocommerce: upgrade to 2.9.6. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-13528 being exploited?

CVE-2024-13528 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-13528 affect?

CVE-2024-13528 affects customer email verification for woocommerce. Severity is high (CVSS 7.5). The Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.5. This is due to the presence of a shortcode that will generate a confirmation link with

Routine

HIGH 7.5UPGRADE

CVE-2024-13528 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) affecting customer email verification for woocommerce. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.5. This is due to the presence of a shortcode that will generate a confirmation link with a placeholder email. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to generate a verification link for any unverified user and log into the account. The 'Fine tune

Why this priority

High severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.5 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 58%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-287
Published	2025-02-12
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: wpfactory

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-02-12 10:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:02 UTCUpdated Record last modified

wpfactory customer email verification for woocommerce UPGRADE

Affected: < 2.9.6

Fixed in: 2.9.6

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy customer-email-verification-for-woocommerce || rpm -q customer-email-verification-for-woocommerce || customer-email-verification-for-woocommerce --version

2. UPGRADE to 2.9.6 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade customer-email-verification-for-woocommerce

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade customer-email-verification-for-woocommerce

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-13528?

customer email verification for woocommerce: upgrade to 2.9.6. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-13528 being exploited?

CVE-2024-13528 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-13528 affect?

CVE-2024-13528 affects customer email verification for woocommerce. Severity is high (CVSS 7.5). The Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.5. This is due to the presence of a shortcode that will generate a confirmation link with

How urgent is CVE-2024-13528?

Priority 37/100. High severity

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities · WooCommerce vulnerabilities

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