Vulnerability · Published Feb 28, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-1516WP eCommerce <= 3.15.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Creation

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in WP eCommerce from justinsainton. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WP eCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary post creation due to a missing capability check on the check_for_saas_push() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary posts with arbitrary content.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
justinsainton WP eCommerce 0 – through 3.15.1

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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