MultiVendorX < 5.0.11 - Store Owner+ Cross-Vendor Store Takeover and Deletion via Missing Authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The MultiVendorX WordPress plugin before 5.0.11 does not verify that the store targeted through its REST API belongs to the requesting vendor, allowing an authenticated vendor (Store Owner and above) to view, take over, permanently delete, or modify any other vendor's store on the marketplace.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 | MultiVendorX | before 5.0.11 | 5.0.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- MultiVendorX VendorUnknown Affected before 5.0.11 Fixed in 5.0.11 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MultiVendorX (Unknown) Fixed in 5.0.11
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
MultiVendorX 5.0.11
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-13945 MultiVendorX < 5.0.11 - Store Owner+ Cross-Store Commission Data Disclosure via commissions REST EndpointPriority LOW 13
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16605
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w6w9-w293-w3m5
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16605 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16605 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w6w9-w293-w3m5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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