CoCart 4.9.0 - 4.9.6 - Administrator Account Creation via REST API Authentication Bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- 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-352.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 | CoCart | 4.9.0 to before 4.9.7 | 4.9.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- CoCart VendorUnknown Affected 4.9.0 to before 4.9.7 Fixed in 4.9.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CoCart (Unknown) Fixed in 4.9.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93549
- 2026-10-04 Alias added: GHSA-9p8w-fmwq-692f
- 2026-10-05 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-05 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-93549 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93549 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9p8w-fmwq-692f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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