CVE-2026-14279 Wholesale Market <= 2.2.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via 'role_required' Parameter
Authenticated subscribers can escalate privileges to Administrator via the role_required parameter if the direct role assignment option is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-14279?
CVE-2026-14279 is a high-severity vulnerability in cedcommerce Wholesale Market, published on 15 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Wholesale Market plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.2.2 via the ced_wholesale_request_send AJAX action. The ced_wholesale_request_send_callback() handler only verifies a nonce (which is exposed to any authenticated user through wp_localize_script on the frontend) and that the caller has a positive user ID, then calls WP_User::add_role() with the client-supplied role_required POST parameter without restricting the value to an allowlist of wholesale roles. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to Administrator when the site administrator has enabled the 'Assigning requested role directly' option.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14279?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-14279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wv24-4cw2-5gxg.