Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A logged-in WordPress user with only Subscriber access could reset any user’s password, including an administrator’s, and take over that account. Successful abuse could expose client galleries and site data, enable malicious changes, or disrupt the website.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority remediation for internet-facing photography sites, especially those permitting customer registration. Administrator takeover can become full website compromise. Prioritize inventory and vendor-confirmed updating, while investigating suspicious password resets or account changes. Immediate emergency escalation is most appropriate where untrusted Subscriber accounts exist or compromise indicators appear.
Technical view
Sunshine Photo Cart through version 3.4.11 improperly validates a user-controlled key in its password-reset functionality. A remote, authenticated attacker with Subscriber privileges or higher can change another user’s password without user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8, reflecting potentially complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
WordPress sites are potentially exposed when running Sunshine Photo Cart version 3.4.11 or earlier and allowing untrusted users to hold Subscriber-level accounts. Exposure depends on the installed version, account-registration policy, and whether low-privilege accounts exist. The bundle’s structured affected-version entry is inconsistent with its narrative, so inventories require direct verification.
Exploitation context
The weakness is remotely reachable but requires an authenticated Subscriber-level account. No victim interaction is required, and administrator takeover could provide broad site control. The supplied bundle marks this CVE as absent from KEV and provides no evidence of active exploitation; exploitation status is therefore unconfirmed.
Researcher notes
The supplied description maps the flaw to CWE-620 and identifies insufficient validation of a user-supplied password-reset key. WordPress Trac provides relevant source and a changeset, but the bundle does not explicitly identify a fixed version. Confirm the correction against current vendor guidance. Do not infer active exploitation from severity alone.
Mitigation direction
- Identify every WordPress site using Sunshine Photo Cart and record its installed version.
- Check current vendor or WordPress plugin guidance for the confirmed fixed release, then update promptly.
- Disable the plugin if remediation cannot be confirmed and business operations permit.
- Restrict public registration and remove unnecessary Subscriber accounts until remediation is verified.
- Reset affected privileged credentials and review administrator accounts if compromise is suspected.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed plugin version is not 3.4.11 or earlier.
- Verify the deployed release contains the vendor’s password-reset validation correction.
- Inventory Subscriber-level and higher accounts, investigating unexpected or dormant users.
- Review password-reset, authentication, and administrator-change records for unexplained activity.
- Confirm privileged users retain expected email addresses, passwords, roles, and multifactor settings.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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Open ATT&CK lookupCredential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9WordfenceVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- Source timelineWordfence
Disclosed
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5311b43c-14dd-4bdd-b6d0-d6468b831968?source=cveCVE reference, Wordfence
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sunshine-photo-cart/trunk/includes/functions/account.php#L303CVE reference, Wordfence
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3305406%40sunshine-photo-cart%2Ftrunk&old=3261773%40sunshine-photo-cart%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference, Wordfence
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Unverified Password Change
Unverified Password Change represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.