BeyondCart Connector <= 3.0.1 - Missing Configuration of JWT Secret to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via determine_current_user Filter

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-8570
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-09-11 08:15:35 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 19:24:40 UTC
DescriptionThe BeyondCart Connector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper JWT secret management and authorization within the determine_current_user filter in versions 1.4.2 through 3.0.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to craft valid tokens and assume any user’s identity.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.000870000 probability, percentile 0.250050000 (date 2026-04-13)

Problem Types: CWE-798 | CWE-798 CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Beyondcart BeyondCart Connector affected 3.0.1 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0dd4fc0-1c6a-4556-b219-89356... [email protected] www.wordfence.com
wordpress.org/plugins/beyondcart [email protected] wordpress.org
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Kenneth Dunn (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2025-09-10T18:48:51.000ZDisclosed

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