MStore API <= 4.18.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary User Meta Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The MStore API plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.18.3. This is due to the update_user_profile() function in controllers/flutter-user.php processing the 'meta_data' JSON parameter without any allowlist, blocklist, or validation of meta keys. The function reads raw JSON from php://input (line 1012), decodes it (line 1013), authenticates the user via cookie validation (line 1015), and then directly iterates over the user-supplied meta_data array passing arbitrary keys and values to update_user_meta() (line 1080) with no sanitization or restrictions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify arbitrary user meta fields on their own accounts, including sensitive fields like wp_user_level (to escalate to administrator-level legacy checks), plugin-specific authorization flags (e.g., _wpuf_user_active, aiowps_account_status), and billing/profile fields with unsanitized values (potentially enabling Stored XSS in admin contexts). Note that wp_capabilities cannot be directly exploited this way because it requires a serialized array value, but wp_user_level (a simple integer) and numerous plugin-specific meta keys are exploitable.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-3568
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg73-jmcf-5xr8
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a77bc126-4dbd-4a26-b98c-946341d4282f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mstore-api/trunk/controllers/flutter-user.php#L1078
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mstore-api/trunk/controllers/flutter-user.php#L1080
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mstore-api/tags/4.18.3/controllers/flutter-user.php#L1080
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mstore-api/trunk/controllers/flutter-user.php#L1012
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mstore-api/tags/4.18.3/controllers/flutter-user.php#L1012
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mstore-api/tags/4.18.3/controllers/flutter-user.php#L1078
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3494266%40mstore-api&new=3494266%40mstore-api&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More inspireui vulnerabilities
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- TI-2023-02883 MStore API < 3.9.8 - Unauthenticated Blind SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02882 MStore API < 3.9.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-3568 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-3568 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fg73-jmcf-5xr8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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