CVE-2014-9013

HIGH

WP Marketplace <2.4.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2014-9013. PoCs published by Claudio Viviani.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a vulnerability in WP Marketplace 2.4.0, allowing unauthenticated remote command execution by leveraging the `call_user_func` function to execute arbitrary functions, specifically `wp_insert_user`, to create an administrator account.

Description

The ajaxinit function in wpmarketplace/libs/cart.php in the WP Marketplace plugin 2.4.0 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary users and gain admin privileges via a request to wpmp_pp_ajax_call with an execution target of wp_insert_user.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Claudio Viviani · pythonwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36490

This exploit targets a vulnerability in WP Marketplace 2.4.0, allowing unauthenticated remote command execution by leveraging the `call_user_func` function to execute arbitrary functions, specifically `wp_insert_user`, to create an administrator account.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WP Marketplace 2.4.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be running WP Marketplace 2.4.0 · WordPress installation must be accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36466

This exploit demonstrates an arbitrary file download vulnerability in WP Marketplace 2.4.0 by leveraging a call_user_func() vulnerability to execute arbitrary functions, allowing an attacker to download sensitive files like wp-config.php.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WP Marketplace 2.4.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: WordPress installation with WP Marketplace 2.4.0 · User registration enabled · Valid user credentials
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36490/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.4787
EPSS Percentile 98.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
wpmarketplace_project/wpmarketplace 2.4.0
Published Nov 06, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026