Unauthenticated post creation via unchecked SaaS push
Published Feb 28, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in WP eCommerce 3.15.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary WordPress posts with arbitrary content. The check_for_saas_push() request handler accepts the json_product_push flag and attacker-controlled product JSON, then inserts a post without checking any user capability. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the demonstrated consequence is unauthorized content creation rather than code execution or data disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in WP eCommerce 3.15.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary WordPress posts with arbitrary content. The check_for_saas_push() request handler accepts the json_product_push flag and attacker-controlled product JSON, then inserts a post without checking any user capability. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the demonstrated consequence is unauthorized content creation rather than code execution or data disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-1516
- Published
- Feb 28, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- WP e-Commerce Plugin
- Product
- WP eCommerce
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1565.001, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=3.15.1
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