CVE-2026-24994
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. It affects all versions up to and including 3.5.7.2, potentially allowing unauthorized access to restricted functionality or data.
💻 Affected Systems
- Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access administrative functions, modify user data, view private photos, or manipulate e-commerce transactions without proper authorization.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing customer photo galleries, modifying cart contents, or viewing order details they shouldn't have access to.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, impact is limited to attempted unauthorized access that gets blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 3.5.7.2
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 available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin
6. Install latest version from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Sunshine Photo Cart plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate sunshine-photo-cart
Implement web application firewall rules
allAdd WAF rules to block unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate the WordPress instance
- Add additional authentication layers and access logging for all plugin functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Sunshine Photo Cart version 3.5.7.2 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get sunshine-photo-cart --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 3.5.7.2 and test access controls for restricted functionality📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/sunshine-photo-cart/ endpoints
- 403 errors followed by successful 200 responses to same endpoints
- Unusual user activity patterns accessing photo cart functions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin endpoints without proper authentication headers
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with sunshine-photo-cart parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/sunshine-photo-cart/*" OR plugin="sunshine-photo-cart") AND (response_code=200 OR response_code=403) | stats count by src_ip, uri_path