Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a critical WordPress plugin flaw in TheCartPress 1.5.3.6. An unauthenticated attacker could create an administrator account and take over the affected site. The provided sources do not name a fixed version or confirm active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent for any public WordPress site using TheCartPress. Successful exploitation would likely mean full site compromise, content tampering, data exposure, and operational disruption.
Technical view
The issue is reported as missing authorization in TheCartPress registration/login AJAX handling. The source bundle says attackers can manipulate role assignment through tcp_register_and_login_ajax and obtain administrator privileges without authentication. CVSS is 9.8 with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Internet-facing WordPress sites running TheCartPress 1.5.3.6 are the likely exposure. Risk is highest where the plugin is active and public AJAX endpoints are reachable. The bundle’s affected version metadata is incomplete, so confirm installed plugin version directly.
Exploitation context
The bundle includes an ExploitDB reference and a VulnCheck advisory, indicating public exploit information exists. CISA KEV is false in the supplied data, and no cited source confirms active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports critical severity and unauthenticated privilege escalation, but patch status and affected-version range are not fully established in the bundle. Avoid assuming exploitation in the wild without KEV or another cited confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for TheCartPress installations and versions.
- Disable or remove TheCartPress until vendor guidance confirms a safe version.
- Check the official plugin page and advisory sources for remediation updates.
- Review administrator accounts and remove unauthorized users.
- Restrict administrative access and harden WordPress account creation controls.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether TheCartPress 1.5.3.6 is installed and active.
- Review WordPress users for unexpected administrator accounts.
- Inspect logs for suspicious AJAX registration or login activity.
- Verify whether any vendor-published fixed version is available.
- Document exposed sites and remediation status for tracking.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2021-47932 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
2 official scoresWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
9.3CriticalVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-50378CVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- Official Product HomepageCVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress TheCartPress 1.5.3.6 Privilege Escalation UnauthenticatedCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.