---
id: CVE-2025-8570
title: >-
  The BeyondCart Connector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege
  Escalation due to improper JWT secret management and authorization within the
  determine_current_user filter in versions 1.4.2 through 3.0.1
summary: >-
  The BeyondCart Connector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege
  Escalation due to improper JWT secret management and authorization within the
  determine_current_user filter in versions 1.4.2 through 3.0.1. This makes it
  possible …
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-798
published: '2025-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T23:10:00.237'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8570'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3365845%40beyondcart&new=3365845%40beyondcart&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: 'https://wordpress.org/plugins/beyondcart/#developers'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0dd4fc0-1c6a-4556-b219-893563a27a69?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00639
epssPercentile: 0.48658
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2025-8570'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-30T23:30:07.495Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T23:29:32.379Z'
---

## Overview

The BeyondCart Connector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper JWT secret management and authorization within the determine_current_user filter in versions 1.4.2 through 3.0.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to craft valid tokens and assume any user’s identity.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.