MStore API <= 3.9.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CVE CVE-2023-3076
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published June 19, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Truoc Phan
Description

The MStore API plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.9.8 due to insufficient restriction on roles supplied during registration through the /register REST route. This allows unauthenticated attackers register as administrators.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug mstore-api (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.9.8
Patched Version
  • 3.9.9
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