The ec_ajax_update_option and ec_ajax_clear_all_taxrates functions in inc/admin/admin_ajax_functions.php in the WP EasyCart plugin 1.1.30 th
The ec_ajax_update_option and ec_ajax_clear_all_taxrates functions in inc/admin/admin_ajax_functions.php in the WP EasyCart plugin 1.1.30 through 3.0.20 for WordPress allow remote attackers to gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary code via the option_name and option_value parameters.
- Published
- Oct 6, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 18.9% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
41
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 6 / 30 · 18.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| wpeasycart | wp easycart | cpe:2.3:a:wpeasycart:wp_easycart |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.1.30
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.1.31
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.1.32
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.1.33
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.1.34
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.1.35
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.1.36
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.0
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.1
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.10
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.11
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.12
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.13
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.14
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.15
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.16
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.2
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.3
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.4
- wpeasycart wp easycart1.2.5
Same product
wpeasycart: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2023-1124Shopping Cart & eCommerce Store < 5.4.3 - Admin+ LFI28Monitor
- CVE-2023-2896WP EasyCart <= 5.4.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via process_duplicate_product17Monitor
- CVE-2023-2895WP EasyCart <= 5.4.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via process_bulk_activate_product17Monitor
- CVE-2023-2894WP EasyCart <= 5.4.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via process_bulk_deactivate_product17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/admin/http/wp_easycart_privilege_escalationWordPress WP EasyCart Plugin Privilege Escalationauxiliary | 2015-02-25 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-955 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+3281 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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