# CVE-2026-15215: Subscriptions for WooCommerce < 2.0.1 - Shop Manager+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation

> Shop Managers can install arbitrary plugins via AJAX, leading to remote code execution due to missing capability checks.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 7 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m77w-m8qm-q9pv

## What is CVE-2026-15215?

CVE-2026-15215 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Subscriptions for WooCommerce, published on 7 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not verify the user's capability before installing and activating a Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 from a user-supplied slug through a nonce-protected AJAX action, allowing users with the Shop Manager role (who lack Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.0.1-management capabilities) to install and activate arbitrary Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.0.1, resulting in remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15215?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-15215?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-15215 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-15215 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-15215 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-15215 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Subscriptions for WooCommerce, published on 7 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-15215 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Subscriptions for WooCommerce. 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-2026-15215/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15215/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15215
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15215
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15215

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15215/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.