CVE-2026-8761 json
Dokan <= 5.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Vendor+) Privilege Escalation
published 2026-08-05 3 mo ago modified 2026-08-12 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-53037
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- dokaninc Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24666f75-9179-4043-841b-4dd83be078e8?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/dokan-lite/tags/5.0.1/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L60
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/dokan-lite/trunk/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L60
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/dokan-lite/tags/5.0.1/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L80
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/dokan-lite/trunk/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L80
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/dokan-lite/tags/5.0.1/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L280
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/dokan-lite/trunk/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L280
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/dokan-lite/tags/5.0.1/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L281
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/dokan-lite/trunk/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L281
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?new=3541712%40dokan-lite%2Ftags%2F5.0.3&old=3535602%40dokan-lite%2Ftags%2F5.0.2
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-8761
- NVD CVE-2026-8761
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.