Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-39488 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-39488 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-39488?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 8 April 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- SureCart <= 4.0.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-39488?
- A patch was published on 2026-04-08: Patch available in version 4.0.3 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-39488 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-39488?
- Check whether you run SureCart 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 SureCart plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 4.0.2) is vulnerable to broken access control due to missing authorization checks (CWE-862). An attacker authenticated with a low-privileged role, such as a 'Contributor', can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform actions or access data they are not authorized to see. The vulnerability is reachable over the network without user interaction. The issue is resolved in version 4.0.3.
Affected products
- SureCart SureCart <= 4.0.2
Timeline
- 2026-02-24: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher
- 2026-03-26: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Patchstack
- 2026-04-08: advisory: CVE published
- 2026-04-08: patched: Patch available in version 4.0.3