CVE-2026-8761 Dokan <= 5.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Vendor+) Privilege Escalation
Authenticated vendors can escalate privileges to administrator by modifying any user's password due to missing authorization checks in the Dokan plugin.
- 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-2026-8761?
CVE-2026-8761 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in dokaninc Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy, published on 5 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Dokan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to a missing authorization check in the `CustomersController` REST controller (`includes/REST/CustomersController.php`), which re-registers WooCommerce's customer CRUD routes under the `/dokan/v1/customers/` namespace and replaces WooCommerce's native `manage_woocommerce` capability check with a vendor-only check that inspects the **requesting** user's role and never validates the **target** user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Vendor/Seller-level access and above to read, modify, or delete any WordPress user — including administrators — via `GET`/`PUT`/`DELETE` requests against `/wp-json/dokan/v1/customers/{id}`. Setting the `password` parameter on an administrator's record yields a full site takeover.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8761?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8761 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-2026-8761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q7fj-7hxw-7x69.