CVE-2026-16565 Dokan < 5.0.9 - Vendor+ Cross-Vendor Product Attribute Modification via Product Attribute REST API
Dokan plugin allows vendors to modify other vendors' product attributes due to missing ownership checks in REST API endpoints.
- 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-2026-16565?
CVE-2026-16565 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution, published on 3 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution WordPress plugin before 5.0.9 does not verify product ownership on its product-attribute REST write endpoints, allowing users with a Dokan vendor account to modify the product attributes and default attributes of any other vendor's products on the marketplace.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16565?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16565?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16565 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-2026-16565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cjjh-8xvm-fchv.