WordPress Dokan plugin <= 4.1.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Priority LOW 34CWE-266Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.
Summary
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Dokan, Inc. Dokan dokan-lite allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Dokan: from n/a through <= 4.1.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00433 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dokan, Inc. | Dokan | up to 4.1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Dokan VendorDokan, Inc. Affected up to 4.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53425
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjrg-m36q-6m69
References
More Dokan, Inc. vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03590 Dokan < 3.7.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-03660 Dokan Pro <= 3.10.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-02949 Dokan < 3.6.4 - Vendor Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2026-19632 WordPress Dokan plugin <= 4.2.4 - Broken Authentication vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-36689 WordPress Dokan plugin <= 5.0.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-17212 WordPress Dokan Plugin <= 3.7.19 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-53425 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-53425 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vjrg-m36q-6m69 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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