Vitepos < 3.6.0 - Outlet Manager+ Privilege Escalation
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.6.0, Vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 do not perform a per-target authorization check in their point-of-sale password-reset API and grant the custom Outlet Manager role an over-broad password-reset capability by default, allowing an Outlet Manager to reset any user's password, including an administrator's, and take over the account.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | vitepos | 3.4.0 to before 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Unknown | Vitepos | before 3.5.0 | 3.5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- vitepos VendorUnknown Affected 3.4.0 to before 3.6.0 Fixed in 3.6.0 Patch available CNA
- Vitepos VendorUnknown Affected before 3.5.0 Fixed in 3.5.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA vitepos (Unknown) Fixed in 3.6.0
- Fix · CNA Vitepos (Unknown) Fixed in 3.5.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
vitepos 3.6.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-12060 Vitepos < 3.6.0 - Admin+ SQL Injection via product-details-reportPriority LOW 19
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14237
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x2ww-v6rp-cf3p
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-14237 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14237 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x2ww-v6rp-cf3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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