CVE-2026-7655: CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in surecart SureCart – Ecommerce Made Easy For Selling Physical Products, Digital Downloads, Subscriptions, Donations, & Payments
SureCart plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 4.2.3 contains a vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges by changing user email addresses without proper identity validation during webhook customer profile synchronization. This can lead to account takeover, including administrator accounts if linked to SureCart customer records, by resetting passwords once the attacker knows the customer ID.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-7655 is a high-severity vulnerability in the SureCart WordPress plugin that arises from improper validation of user identity before updating email addresses during customer profile synchronization from webhook events. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to change the email address of linked users, including administrators, if the attacker knows the customer ID. By changing the email, attackers can trigger password reset mechanisms to gain unauthorized access to user accounts, resulting in privilege escalation and full account takeover.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to full account takeover of affected SureCart users, including administrators if their accounts are linked to SureCart customer records. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected accounts and potentially the entire WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to webhook endpoints and monitor for suspicious activity related to customer profile updates. Avoid linking administrator accounts to SureCart customer records where possible.
CVE-2026-7655: CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in surecart SureCart – Ecommerce Made Easy For Selling Physical Products, Digital Downloads, Subscriptions, Donations, & Payments
Description
SureCart plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 4.2.3 contains a vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges by changing user email addresses without proper identity validation during webhook customer profile synchronization. This can lead to account takeover, including administrator accounts if linked to SureCart customer records, by resetting passwords once the attacker knows the customer ID.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-7655 is a high-severity vulnerability in the SureCart WordPress plugin that arises from improper validation of user identity before updating email addresses during customer profile synchronization from webhook events. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to change the email address of linked users, including administrators, if the attacker knows the customer ID. By changing the email, attackers can trigger password reset mechanisms to gain unauthorized access to user accounts, resulting in privilege escalation and full account takeover.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to full account takeover of affected SureCart users, including administrators if their accounts are linked to SureCart customer records. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected accounts and potentially the entire WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to webhook endpoints and monitor for suspicious activity related to customer profile updates. Avoid linking administrator accounts to SureCart customer records where possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T18:32:09.448Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a51d59b68715ace4339775f
Added to database: 07/11/2026, 05:33:15 UTC
Last enriched: 07/11/2026, 05:47:25 UTC
Last updated: 07/11/2026, 06:17:18 UTC
Views: 18
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