CVE-2025-14886 Japanized for WooCommerce <= 2.7.17 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Order Status Modification
Unauthenticated attackers can modify WooCommerce order statuses due to missing capability checks in the Japanized for WooCommerce plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14886?
CVE-2025-14886 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in shoheitanaka Japanized for WooCommerce, published on 9 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Japanized for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `order` REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.17. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to mark any WooCommerce order as processed/completed.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14886?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14886?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14886 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-14886 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14886 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c5g8-rjq4-799p.