CVE-2026-0845 WCFM - WooCommerce Frontend Manager <= 6.7.24 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Arbitrary Options Update
Authenticated Shop Managers can update arbitrary options to escalate privileges to administrator due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-0845?
CVE-2026-0845 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce, published on 9 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'WCFM_Settings_Controller::processing' function in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.24. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0845?
How do I fix CVE-2026-0845?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0845 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-2026-0845 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0845 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qr4h-cxmc-c8qx.