CVE-2024-8289

CRITICAL

MultiVendorX <4.2.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-8289. PoCs published by pashayogi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2024-8289 in the MultiVendorX WooCommerce plugin by creating a vendor account via an unauthenticated API endpoint. It checks for plugin installation and version before attempting exploitation.

Description

The MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation/de-escalation and account takeover due to an insufficient capability check on the update_item_permissions_check and create_item_permissions_check functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the password of any user with the vendor role, create new users with the vendor role, and demote other users like administrators to the vendor role.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by pashayogi · poc
https://github.com/pashayogi/CVE-2024-8289

This PoC exploits CVE-2024-8289 in the MultiVendorX WooCommerce plugin by creating a vendor account via an unauthenticated API endpoint. It checks for plugin installation and version before attempting exploitation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MultiVendorX - The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution (versions <= 4.2.0)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the vulnerable plugin installed and accessible · Plugin version must be <= 4.2.0
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0126
EPSS Percentile 65.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (2)
multivendorx/multivendorx < 4.2.1
wcmp/MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solutions < 4.2.0
Published Sep 04, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026