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GHSA-WGP6-GQX5-628C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-09 06:31 – Updated: 2026-09-09 06:31

Details

The Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.8 via the NCWM_Kitconnect::run() function. This is due to the plugin registering the /wp-json/next_cart/v1/migration REST route with permission_callback set to __return_true and relying on a hardcoded fallback value of __token__ in get_option('nextcart_token', '__token__') when the nextcart_token option has not yet been written to the database. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication to the migration endpoint by supplying the literal string __token__ as the token, gaining access to privileged handlers that pass attacker-controlled SQL directly to $wpdb->query() and $wpdb->get_results() — enabling arbitrary SQL execution including administrator account creation — and pass an attacker-controlled path to unlink(), enabling arbitrary file deletion and full site takeover. The hardcoded fallback is reachable whenever the nextcart_token option has not yet been populated, which occurs after WP-CLI, network, or programmatic plugin activation without a subsequent authenticated wp-admin visit, as token generation is deferred to admin_init via register_settings().

Severity

8.1 (High)


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

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CVE-2026-76009 (GCVE-0-2026-76009)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-09 05:31 – Updated: 2026-09-09 14:01

Title

Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration <= 3.9.8 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Default '__token__' Fallback in REST Migration Endpoint

Summary

The Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.8 via the `NCWM_Kitconnect::run()` function. This is due to the plugin registering the `/wp-json/next_cart/v1/migration` REST route with `permission_callback` set to `__return_true` and relying on a hardcoded fallback value of `__token__` in `get_option('nextcart_token', '__token__')` when the `nextcart_token` option has not yet been written to the database. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication to the migration endpoint by supplying the literal string `__token__` as the token, gaining access to privileged handlers that pass attacker-controlled SQL directly to `$wpdb->query()` and `$wpdb->get_results()` — enabling arbitrary SQL execution including administrator account creation — and pass an attacker-controlled path to `unlink()`, enabling arbitrary file deletion and full site takeover. The hardcoded fallback is reachable whenever the `nextcart_token` option has not yet been populated, which occurs after WP-CLI, network, or programmatic plugin activation without a subsequent authenticated `wp-admin` visit, as token generation is deferred to `admin_init` via `register_settings()`.

Severity

8.1 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-09 14:01 UTC

CWE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

Wordfence mitre root

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextca…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextca…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextca…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextca…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextca…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?repo…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
martinnguyen1990	Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.9.8 (semver)

Credits

Samuele Santonicola

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