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1 vulnerability by beyondcart
CVE-2025-8570 (GCVE-0-2025-8570)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-11 07:24 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:24
VLAI?
Title
BeyondCart Connector <= 3.0.1 - Missing Configuration of JWT Secret to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via determine_current_user Filter
Summary
The 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.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| beyondcart | BeyondCart Connector |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 3.0.1
(semver)
|
Credits
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