# CVE-2023-26525: WordPress Dokan Plugin <= 3.7.12 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

> Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Dokan plugin, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p58h-72hv-ppfx

## What is CVE-2023-26525?

CVE-2023-26525 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in weDevs Dokan – Best WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy, published on 20 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in weDevs Dokan – Best WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy.This issue affects Dokan – Best WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy: from n/a through 3.7.12.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26525?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dokan Dokan.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-26525?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-26525 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in weDevs Dokan – Best WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy

- [CVE-2024-3922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3922/): Dokan Pro <= 3.10.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-3915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3915/): Dokan < 3.7.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-3194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3194/): Dokan < 3.6.4 - Vendor Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-34382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34382/): WordPress Dokan Plugin <= 3.7.19 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection (medium 4.4)
- [CVE-2020-36748](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36748/): Dokan <= 3.0.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-26525 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-26525 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in weDevs Dokan – Best WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy, published on 20 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: weDevs Dokan – Best WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26525/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26525/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26525
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26525
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26525

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26525/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.