GHSA-Q7FJ-7HXW-7X69

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-05 06:30 – Updated: 2026-08-05 06:30
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The Dokan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to a missing authorization check in the CustomersController REST controller (includes/REST/CustomersController.php), which re-registers WooCommerce's customer CRUD routes under the /dokan/v1/customers/ namespace and replaces WooCommerce's native manage_woocommerce capability check with a vendor-only check that inspects the requesting user's role and never validates the target user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Vendor/Seller-level access and above to read, modify, or delete any WordPress user — including administrators — via GET/PUT/DELETE requests against /wp-json/dokan/v1/customers/{id}. Setting the password parameter on an administrator's record yields a full site takeover.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-8761"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-05T06:16:40Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The Dokan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to a missing authorization check in the `CustomersController` REST controller (`includes/REST/CustomersController.php`), which re-registers WooCommerce\u0027s customer CRUD routes under the `/dokan/v1/customers/` namespace and replaces WooCommerce\u0027s native `manage_woocommerce` capability check with a vendor-only check that inspects the **requesting** user\u0027s role and never validates the **target** user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Vendor/Seller-level access and above to read, modify, or delete any WordPress user \u2014 including administrators \u2014 via `GET`/`PUT`/`DELETE` requests against `/wp-json/dokan/v1/customers/{id}`. Setting the `password` parameter on an administrator\u0027s record yields a full site takeover.",
  "id": "GHSA-q7fj-7hxw-7x69",
  "modified": "2026-08-05T06:30:33Z",
  "published": "2026-08-05T06:30:33Z",
  "references": [
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    },
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=3541712%40dokan-lite%2Ftags%2F5.0.3\u0026old=3535602%40dokan-lite%2Ftags%2F5.0.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24666f75-9179-4043-841b-4dd83be078e8?source=cve"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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