CVE-2026-1934: StylemixThemes Motors Plugin payment bypass via insecure user meta update

CVE-2026-1934 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-05-12

The Motors plugin for WordPress, used for managing car dealership and classified listing websites, contains a security flaw that allows users to bypass payment requirements. By exploiting this issue, a registered user can falsely mark their payment status as completed without actually paying. This allows unauthorized access to premium Dealer membership features, resulting in lost revenue and unauthorized use of paid services.

Technologies: StylemixThemes Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings. Vendors: StylemixThemes.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-1934 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-1934 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-1934?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 12 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
StylemixThemes Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings up to, and including, 1.4.103.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-1934?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-1934 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-1934?
Check whether you run StylemixThemes Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a missing authorization check (CWE-862) within the stm_save_user_extra_fields() function. This function, which hooks into the 'personal_options_update' action, fails to properly validate permissions when updating sensitive user meta fields from POST data. It only verifies if the current user has the 'edit_user' capability for the target ID, which is true for any user editing their own profile. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access can exploit this to set their 'stm_payment_status' to 'completed', effectively bypassing PayPal verification and gaining access to paid Dealer features. The issue is addressed in version 1.4.104.

Affected products

  • StylemixThemes Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings up to, and including, 1.4.103

Timeline

  • 2026-05-12: disclosed
  • 2026-05-12: advisory

References

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