WordPress Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce Missing Authorization Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress plugin 'Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce', affecting versions through 2.1.1. This vulnerability allows for arbitrary content deletion, enabling a malicious actor to remove posts, pages, or media from a website.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized deletion of content, such as posts, pages, or media files, from the affected WordPress site.

Remediation

Users of the 'Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce' plugin should update to version 2.2 or later to address this vulnerability.