BeyondCart Connector Plugin up to 1.4.2/2.1.0 on WordPress Configuration determine_current_user hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in BeyondCart Connector Plugin up to 1.4.2/2.1.0 on WordPress. Impacted is the function determine_current_user of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-8570. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BeyondCart Connector Plugin up to 1.4.2/2.1.0 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function determine_current_user of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 2.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to craft valid tokens and assume any user’s identity.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-8570. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/11/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/11/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-8570 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8570
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323592

Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2025 06:59
Updated: 09/11/2025 10:25
Changes: 09/11/2025 06:59 (51), 09/11/2025 10:25 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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