Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Sunshine Photo Cart for WordPress has a missing authorization flaw through version 3.2.9. A logged-in user could potentially perform actions they should not be allowed to perform. The cited impact is limited to integrity, with no stated confidentiality or availability impact.
Executive priority
Handle in normal vulnerability remediation, with higher priority for public WordPress sites that allow customer, contributor, or other non-admin logins. The issue is not currently evidenced as actively exploited in the provided sources.
Technical view
CVE-2024-49697 is a CWE-862 Missing Authorization issue in the sunshine-photo-cart WordPress plugin. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, meaning network-reachable, low complexity, authenticated exploitation with limited integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress installations running Sunshine Photo Cart through version 3.2.9, especially where untrusted or lower-privileged users can authenticate.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Public details are sparse; do not assume exploit availability or specific reachable functions from this bundle alone.
Researcher notes
The bundle identifies affected versions through 3.2.9 and a missing authorization class, but does not provide endpoint, function, fixed-version, or exploit evidence. Validation should stay focused on version exposure and vendor-confirmed remediation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the sunshine-photo-cart plugin.
- Check installed versions and flag anything at or below 3.2.9.
- Review Patchstack and vendor guidance for fixed versions or official workarounds.
- Update the plugin if a fixed release is available from trusted sources.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Limit WordPress accounts to users who genuinely need access.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Sunshine Photo Cart is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the exact plugin version from WordPress administration or asset inventory.
- Review user roles for unnecessary authenticated access.
- Check plugin, WordPress, and admin logs for unexpected changes.
- Verify remediation against current vendor or Patchstack guidance.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/sunshine-photo-cart/vulnerability/wordpress-sunshine-photo-cart-plugin-3-2-9-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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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.