Subscriptions for WooCommerce Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin from 2.0.0 before 2.1.1 enforces its membership content restrictions only on standard front-end page views. An unauthenticated remote attacker can read the full contents of restricted posts and pages through other routes that render the same content. This is classified as improper access control (CWE-284). A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
The Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.1.1 only enforces its membership content restrictions on standard front-end page views, allowing unauthenticated users to read the full contents of restricted posts and pages through other routes that render the same content.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | Subscriptions for WooCommerce | 2.0.0 to before 2.1.1 | 2.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Subscriptions for WooCommerce VendorUnknown Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.1.1 Fixed in 2.1.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Subscriptions for WooCommerce to version 2.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Subscriptions for WooCommerce (Unknown) Fixed in 2.1.1
Timeline
- 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87856
- 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-fwc3-9w8p-52wp
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-87856 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87856 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwc3-9w8p-52wp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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