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MStore API EUVDEUVD-2026-54386

| CVE-2026-16038 CRITICAL
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-08-07 WPScan GHSA-5xp8-jj53-535m
9.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify store running MStore API <4.21.0
  2. Delivery
    Create order and note order ID
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted request to payment-completion endpoint
  4. Execution
    Order marked fully paid without payment
  5. Impact
    Receive goods or digital downloads free

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the target WordPress site to have the MStore API plugin installed and active at a version below 4.21.0 with WooCommerce checkout/payment flows enabled, and it targets the plugin's payment-completion endpoints specifically. Per CVSS AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N there is no authentication, no user interaction, and no special non-default configuration required beyond having the vulnerable plugin handle orders - an attacker only needs a valid/created order ID to mark it paid. The main limiting factor is exposure scope: the store must actually be using the MStore API payment endpoints (typically to serve the MStore mobile app), and realized harm depends on the store auto-fulfilling on paid status rather than performing manual/gateway-side payment reconciliation.

Impact

Signals are largely aligned toward real risk but with one important caveat. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/C:H/I:H/A:N, 9.1) indicates trivial remote unauthenticated exploitation with high confidentiality and integrity impact, and SSVC rates it Automatable=yes with Technical Impact=total, consistent with a scriptable order-marking abuse. Publicly available exploit code exists (WPScan) but this is not in CISA KEV, so exploitation is proof-of-concept, not confirmed in-the-wild. The tension is the EPSS score of just 0.14% (3rd percentile), which suggests low observed exploitation activity to date despite the easy, automatable nature - likely because impact is business/fraud-specific rather than server-compromising. The C:H rating is arguably generous for what is fundamentally a payment-integrity/business-logic flaw; the strongest concrete impact is integrity (forged paid orders) and financial loss, so treat CVSS as an upper bound. Net: a genuine priority for any live MStore/WooCommerce store transacting real money, patch promptly.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker adds items to a cart on a store running MStore API < 4.21.0, then sends a crafted request directly to one of the payment-completion REST endpoints referencing their order ID, causing WooCommerce to mark the order as fully paid without any funds changing hands. The store then ships physical goods or releases digital downloads/licenses for free; because the flaw is automatable, this can be scripted across many orders. A public POC from WPScan lowers the skill barrier for this low-complexity, unauthenticated attack.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity + public POC available.
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 07, 2026

Authentication bypass in the MStore API WordPress plugin before 4.21.0 lets an unauthenticated remote attacker mark any order as fully paid without processing a real payment, because several payment-completion endpoints trust the client-supplied completion signal instead of verifying it against the payment gateway. Any store using this plugin can be defrauded of goods, services, or digital downloads. A public exploit exists (WPScan) and a vendor patch is available, though EPSS remains low at 0.14%.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade the MStore API plugin to version 4.21.0 or later, which is the primary and confirmed fix. Until the update is applied, compensating controls include disabling or restricting the plugin's REST payment-completion endpoints at the web-server/WAF layer, and switching order fulfillment to a manual-review or gateway-webhook-confirmed model so that no order ships or releases digital goods until payment is independently reconciled against the payment gateway dashboard - the trade-off is added operational latency and manual overhead for legitimate customers. Auditing recent orders for paid-but-unsettled transactions is advised to detect prior abuse. See the WPScan advisory (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6321d247-39c7-43a6-a528-202e1118a5d5/) and NVD entry (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16038).

Affected VersionsENISA

MStore API 0 <4.21.0

Affected Packages

euvd mstore_api fix: 4.21.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

MStore API is a WordPress/WooCommerce plugin that exposes REST endpoints powering the MStore mobile e-commerce app, handling cart, checkout, and payment flows. The root cause maps to CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the plugin's payment-completion endpoints transition an order into a paid state based on caller-provided input without performing server-side verification (e.g., a webhook or API confirmation) against the actual payment gateway. Because WooCommerce order status drives fulfillment (shipping, license/download release), a forged 'completed/paid' transition directly yields free goods. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:unknown:mstore_api, with all versions from 0 up to but not including 4.21.0 impacted per the EUVD advisory.

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Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Remote unauthenticated, low-complexity abuse of a payment endpoint yields forged paid orders (I:H); no genuine data disclosure or availability loss, so C:N/A:N unlike the vendor's C:H.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Aug 07, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 07, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.1
CVE Published
Aug 07, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

The MStore API WordPress plugin before 4.21.0 does not verify the payment with the payment gateway before marking an order as paid on several of its payment-completion endpoints, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to mark an arbitrary order fully paid without paying and obtain goods or services for free.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Your organization faces immediate fraud risk if running MStore API WordPress plugin version prior to 4.21.0, as the vulnerability allows attackers to fake payment completion and claim orders as fully paid without remittance. This directly translates to inventory loss, revenue leakage, and customer trust damage. Since publicly available exploit code exists, remediation must be treated as an emergency.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
common WooCommerce mobile-commerce plugin, but not universally deployed
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity + public POC available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

66
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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