Dokan <= 5.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Vendor+) Privilege Escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-862.
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.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dokaninc | Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy | up to 5.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy Vendordokaninc Affected up to 5.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8761
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7fj-7hxw-7x69
References
Other 10
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24666f75-9179-4043-841b-4dd83be078e8?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dokan-lite/tags/5.0.1/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L60
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dokan-lite/trunk/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L60
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dokan-lite/tags/5.0.1/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L80
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dokan-lite/trunk/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L80
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dokan-lite/tags/5.0.1/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L280
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dokan-lite/trunk/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L280
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dokan-lite/tags/5.0.1/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L281
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dokan-lite/trunk/includes/REST/CustomersController.php#L281
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=3541712%40dokan-lite%2Ftags%2F5.0.3&old=3535602%40dokan-lite%2Ftags%2F5.0.2
More dokaninc vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-13661 Improper access control in dokaninc Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-03019 Information disclosure in dokaninc Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-10170 Cross-site scripting in dokaninc Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2026-10330 Authorization bypass in dokaninc Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2026-08784 Authorization bypass in dokaninc Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2026-75154 Dokan WooCommerce Marketplace: IDOR enables account takeover via password CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-8761 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8761 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q7fj-7hxw-7x69 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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