CVE-2026-76009 json
Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration <= 3.9.8 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Default '__token__' Fallback in REST Migration Endpoint
published 2026-09-09 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-09 1 mo ago also EUVD-2026-74689
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.8 via the `NCWM_Kitconnect::run()` function. This is due to the plugin registering the `/wp-json/next_cart/v1/migration` REST route with `permission_callback` set to `__return_true` and relying on a hardcoded fallback value of `__token__` in `get_option('nextcart_token', '__token__')` when the `nextcart_token` option has not yet been written to the database. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication to the migration endpoint by supplying the literal string `__token__` as the token, gaining access to privileged handlers that pass attacker-controlled SQL directly to `$wpdb->query()` and `$wpdb->get_results()` — enabling arbitrary SQL execution including administrator account creation — and pass an attacker-controlled path to `unlink()`, enabling arbitrary file deletion and full site takeover. The hardcoded fallback is reachable whenever the `nextcart_token` option has not yet been populated, which occurs after WP-CLI, network, or programmatic plugin activation without a subsequent authenticated `wp-admin` visit, as token generation is deferred to `admin_init` via `register_settings()`.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 1 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- martinnguyen1990 Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/739b57d9-8066-4c2a-9419-f6cd9409433c?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/nextcart-woocommerce-migration/trunk/includes/carts/kitconnect-api.php#L23
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/nextcart-woocommerce-migration/trunk/includes/main.php#L40
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/nextcart-woocommerce-migration/trunk/includes/main.php#L123
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/nextcart-woocommerce-migration/trunk/includes/carts/kitconnect-api.php#L120
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/nextcart-woocommerce-migration/trunk/includes/carts/kitconnect-api.php#L336
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&old=3686100%40nextcart-woocommerce-migration&new=3686100%40nextcart-woocommerce-migration
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-76009
- NVD CVE-2026-76009
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