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Dokan plugin for WordPress: Missing Authorization enables broken access control

Priority LOW 24CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
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 (dokan-lite) by weDevs has a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) that allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels. Versions from n/a through 5.3.2 are affected. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (MEDIUM), with a network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and low confidentiality impact. CISA has not added it to KEV, and its SSVC rates exploitation as none.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Description from the CNA

Missing Authorization vulnerability in weDevs Dokan dokan-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Dokan: from n/a through 5.3.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00256 17th 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
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
weDevsDokanup to 5.3.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Dokan VendorweDevs Affected up to 5.3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version is listed for Dokan, so check the weDevs advisory and update to a fixed release once one is published. Until then, review the access control settings the plugin applies to users.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119487
  2. 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-xprr-9vj6-xppx

References

  • TI-2021-06932 WP User Frontend < 3.5.29 - Obscure Registration as Admin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-03660 Dokan Pro <= 3.10.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-11873 WP ERP < 1.13.4 - Custom+ Unauthorized Access to Terminated Employee Information CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-11148 SQL Injection in WordPress Project Manager Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2023-02570 WP ERP < 1.12.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-02569 WP ERP < 1.12.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources