Privilege escalation in Surecart
CVE-2026-18480
The SureCart WordPress plugin before 4.6.3 does not ensure that the account affected by a customer update is the same account its permission check authorised, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to change another user's email address, including an administrator's, and take over that account via a password reset. It further allows an attacker-controlled customer record to be associated with an arbitrary user, and discloses customer identifiers and email addresses to any authenticated user, which together make the takeover reachable from a subscriber-level account alone.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Unknown Surecart
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18480?
- CVE-2026-18480 is a high-severity vulnerability in Surecart, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18480?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.