CVE-2026-24994
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in sunshinephotocart Sunshine Photo Cart sunshine-photo-cart allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Sunshine Photo Cart: from n/a through <= 3.5.7.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Sunshine Photo Cart plugin through version 3.5.7.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This type of vulnerability occurs when the application fails to verify user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality or data, potentially enabling unauthorized users to perform actions reserved for privileged users.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Sunshine Photo Cart plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and search for 'Sunshine Photo Cart' or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'sunshine-photo-cart'Affected if The plugin Sunshine Photo Cart is found in the WordPress installation
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Check the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, view the plugin details page for Sunshine Photo Cart to see the version number, or inspect the main plugin file (usually sunshine-photo-cart.php) and look for the 'Version:' header commentAffected if The installed version is 3.5.7.2 or lower (any version up to and including 3.5.7.2)
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Inspect access control configurationReview the plugin settings under Sunshine > Settings in the WordPress admin panel, specifically looking for any access control, permission, or security level options that may be misconfiguredAffected if Access control settings are present and can be configured to allow lower-privileged users to access higher-privileged functionality
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Test for unauthorized access to privileged functionalityUsing a low-privilege user account (subscriber or contributor role), attempt to access plugin features that should require administrator or photographer-level permissions, such as accessing order management, customer data, or upload functionalityAffected if A low-privilege user can access or modify data or functionality that should be restricted to administrators or privileged users
A user is affected if the Sunshine Photo Cart plugin versions 3.5.7.2 or lower are installed AND the plugin exposes privileged functionality to users without proper authorization checks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks at every access point in the application, verifying user permissions before allowing access to sensitive functionality or data. This includes validating user roles and capabilities consistent with WordPress access control standards.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-24994 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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