Description
The Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization within the reset_user_password() REST handler in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, thereby gaining administrative access.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| hancock11 | Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce | ≤ 1.1.2 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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Nxploited/CVE-2025-9286 ★ 1 · Oct 3, 2025
Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce <= 1.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/36fb5b8d-1ea4-45c2-8639-b229efdb57db?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/appy-pie-connect-for-woocommerce/trunk/connect-woocommerce-rest-api.php
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/appy-pie-connect-for-woocommerce/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3385150/