CVE-2024-49697
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass intended access controls. It affects all WordPress sites running Sunshine Photo Cart versions up to 3.2.9, potentially allowing unauthorized access to restricted functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Sunshine Photo Cart by Sunshinephotocart
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access sensitive photo galleries, modify user orders, or manipulate e-commerce functionality they shouldn't have access to, potentially leading to data exposure or financial impact.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing photo galleries or order information they shouldn't be able to view, potentially exposing customer photos or order details.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and additional authentication layers, impact would be limited to the specific plugin functionality rather than broader system compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of the plugin's access control mechanisms but doesn't require advanced technical skills.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.3.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find Sunshine Photo Cart
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, download version 3.3.0+ from WordPress.org
6. Deactivate old version, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate sunshine-photo-cart
Access Restriction via .htaccess
linuxRestrict access to plugin directories
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious access patterns to plugin endpoints
- Add additional authentication layer or IP whitelisting for admin functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Sunshine Photo Cart version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get sunshine-photo-cart --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 3.3.0 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/sunshine-photo-cart/ endpoints
- 403 errors followed by successful 200 responses to restricted endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific URLs from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/sunshine-photo-cart/*" AND response_code=200) AND NOT user_role="administrator"