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TI-2026-10457 Aliases CVE-2026-12144GHSA-fgx3-jj2q-3c9j

Wholesale for WooCommerce <= 2.0.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Privilege Escalation via 'user_role_set' Parameter

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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-269.

Summary

The Wholesale for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This is due to the `save_requests_meta()` function applying only `sanitize_text_field()` to the `user_role_set` POST parameter before passing it directly to `WP_User::add_role()`, with no allowlist validation against permitted wholesale roles and no capability check such as `current_user_can('promote_users')` or `current_user_can('manage_options')`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with author-level access and above to escalate their privileges to administrator by supplying `administrator` as the `user_role_set` value in a crafted request. The function is gated only by a nonce (`request_user_role_nonce`) that is rendered in the meta box on the `wwp_requests` post edit screen; because the post type is registered with `capability_type => 'post'`, any author-level user who has authored a `wwp_requests` post — such as one created via the wholesale registration form — can access this nonce and submit the role-assignment request.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00523 44th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
saadiqbalWholesale for WooCommerceup to 2.0.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Wholesale for WooCommerce Vendorsaadiqbal Affected up to 2.0.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12144
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgx3-jj2q-3c9j

References

  • TI-2025-10849 Missing authorization in saadiqbal Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-29006 WordPress myCred plugin <= 2.7.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-36263 WordPress All In One Login plugin <= 2.0.8 - Bypass Vulnerability vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-05814 WPFormify <= 1.1.1 - Missing Authorization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-42518 WordPress New User Approve plugin <= 3.2.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-35074 WordPress User Management plugin <= 1.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources