Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Unauthenticated remote request (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N/AC:L) creates an admin account, granting full control, so C/I/A are all High.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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2DescriptionCVE.org
The Spreadsheet Price Changer for WooCommerce and WP E-commerce - Light plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.37 vi the user_filter function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create admin accounts.
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AnalysisAI
Privilege escalation to administrator in the Spreadsheet Price Changer for WooCommerce and WP E-commerce - Light WordPress plugin (all versions through 2.4.37) lets unauthenticated attackers create new admin accounts through the unprotected user_filter function. Because no capability or nonce check gates the routine, any remote visitor can seize full control of the WordPress site, making this a critical site-takeover flaw; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.
Technical ContextAI
The affected component is a WordPress e-commerce utility plugin (vendor 'holest') that bulk-edits product prices for WooCommerce and WP E-commerce stores by importing spreadsheet data. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization): the user_filter function - visible in the plugin source at sellingcommander.php around line 3725 - performs a sensitive action (user creation) without verifying the caller's identity or capabilities. In WordPress, such functions are typically hooked to AJAX or admin actions and must gate access with current_user_can() and nonce validation; their absence here means the code path executes for anyone who can reach it, including unauthenticated requests.
RemediationAI
No fixed version was provided in the input, so treat the primary remediation as upgrading to a patched release above 2.4.37 once the vendor publishes one - monitor the Wordfence advisory (https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f891b68-72c4-4f94-bd49-52576ad710f9?source=cve) and the plugin's WordPress.org page for a patched version; no vendor-released patch is independently confirmed at time of analysis. As an immediate compensating control, deactivate and remove the Spreadsheet Price Changer plugin until a fix ships, since the unauthenticated user-creation path cannot otherwise be reliably closed (trade-off: loss of bulk price-editing functionality). If removal is not possible, restrict access to the plugin's AJAX/admin endpoints via a WAF rule or web-server ACL blocking the user_filter action, and audit wp_users for unexpected administrator accounts, revoking any that were created without authorization (trade-off: WAF signatures may be bypassable and require tuning to avoid blocking legitimate store operations).
Same weakness CWE-863 – Incorrect Authorization
View allSame technique Authentication Bypass
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2025-210524
GHSA-p226-wwrr-fmww