MStore API < 3.9.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Priority HIGH 82CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The MStore API WordPress plugin before 3.9.9 does not prevent visitors from creating user accounts with the role of their choice via their wholesale REST API endpoint. This is only exploitable if the site owner paid to access the plugin's pro features.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02168 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed MStore API (Unknown): 3.9.9
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MStore API | before 3.9.9 | 3.9.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- MStore API VendorUnknown Affected before 3.9.9 Fixed in 3.9.9 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MStore API (Unknown) Fixed in 3.9.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3076
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwr5-qqvh-c57m
References
More inspireui Mstore Api vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02559 MStore API <= 3.9.2 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02883 MStore API < 3.9.8 - Unauthenticated Blind SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-03070 MStore API <= 4.10.7 - Unauthorized Account Access and Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02994 MStore API <= 4.0.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02561 MStore API <= 3.9.1 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02934 MStore API < 3.9.7 - Subscriber+ Unauthorized Settings Update CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-3076 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-3076 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gwr5-qqvh-c57m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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