CVE-2026-93549

CoCart 4.9.0 - 4.9.6 - Administrator Account Creation via REST API Authentication Bypass

Published Oct 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The CoCart WordPress plugin before 4.9.7 does not scope its REST API authentication filter to its own endpoints, which disables WordPress core's REST nonce protection for every route, allowing an attacker to perform a cross-site request forgery attack that creates a new administrator account using a logged-in administrator's session.

Remediation

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Weaknesses CWE-287
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions cocart
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions cocart
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Weaknesses CWE-287
CWE-352
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Description The CoCart WordPress plugin before 4.9.7 does not scope its REST API authentication filter to its own endpoints, which disables WordPress core's REST nonce protection for every route, allowing an attacker to perform a cross-site request forgery attack that creates a new administrator account using a logged-in administrator's session.
Title CoCart 4.9.0 - 4.9.6 - Administrator Account Creation via REST API Authentication Bypass
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 5, 2026, 10:53 AM
Reserved
Sep 18, 2026, 9:25 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 4, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Oct 6, 2026, 3:18 PM