CVE-2026-4896 Missing authorization in WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce
Authenticated vendors can modify or delete any order, post, or product regardless of ownership due to missing object ID validation.
- 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-2026-4896?
CVE-2026-4896 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce, published on 4 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.25 via multiple AJAX actions including `wcfm_modify_order_status`, `delete_wcfm_article`, `delete_wcfm_product`, and the article management controller due to missing validation on user-supplied object IDs. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Vendor-level access and above, to modify the status of any order, delete or modify any post/product/page, regardless of ownership.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4896?
How do I fix CVE-2026-4896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4896 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-2026-4896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjxj-p494-qx82.