Description

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in SureCart <= 4.6.2 versions.

Executive Summary

Technical Details

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Additional Metadata

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  "score": "5.3",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-06T15:16:54.497Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-06T15:16:54.497Z",
  "executiveSummary": "An unauthenticated broken access control vulnerability has been identified in the SureCart plugin affecting versions 4.6.2 and below. This security flaw introduces severe risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected WordPress installations utilizing the plugin. Specifically, the vulnerability allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to interact with internal application logic or access sensitive resources without supplying valid credentials or session tokens.\nThe root cause stems from insufficient authorization checks or completely missing access control validations on sensitive functionality within the SureCart plugin. Consequently, unauthorized threat actors can bypass intended security boundaries over the network vector. The potential impact includes unauthorized data exposure, potential modification of system state, or execution of privileged operations depending on the exposed endpoints.\nNo specialized privileges or user interaction are required to mount an attack, lowering the barrier to entry for malicious actors scanning for vulnerable instances. Organizations running the affected versions are exposed to immediate exploitation risks, necessitating prompt remediation actions to secure the application layer against unauthorized access vectors.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability is categorized as a Broken Access Control flaw, manifesting as an absence of proper authentication and authorization verification mechanisms within specific execution paths of the SureCart plugin. In affected versions <= 4.6.2, critical controller actions, AJAX handlers, or REST API endpoints fail to enforce requisite capability checks or user session validations prior to processing incoming requests.\nFrom an architectural perspective, the vulnerable component resides within the request handling lifecycle of the SureCart plugin. When an unauthenticated HTTP request is submitted to the target endpoint, the application logic processes the payload or executes the underlying function without asserting whether the calling entity possesses the administrative or customer privileges required for such operations.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: First, the attacker identifies the exposed endpoint or function through automated reconnaissance or manual source code analysis of the SureCart plugin. Second, the attacker crafts an arbitrary HTTP request targeting the unprotected resource. Third, because the application lacks proper access controls, the server processes the request and returns sensitive data or executes the unintended operation. Network exposure is universal over HTTP/HTTPS, as the vulnerable endpoints are accessible directly via the web interface without prior authentication.\nBecause the vulnerability requires zero privileges and no authentication, external attackers can script automated mass-exploitation campaigns to harvest sensitive information or execute unauthorized state-changing operations across vulnerable WordPress sites. The post-exploitation impact is contingent upon the specific functionality exposed by the insecure endpoints, potentially leading to unauthorized data disclosure or database interaction."
}