CVE-2026-12224 PUBLISHED

Dokan Pro <= 5.0.4 - Authenticated (Vendor+) Privilege Escalation via update_capabilities REST Endpoint

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 14.06.2026 Published: 01.07.2026 Updated: 01.07.2026

The Dokan Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via update_capabilities REST Endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.4. This is due to the update_capabilities() REST handler accepting arbitrary capability strings from the request body and passing them directly to WP_User::add_cap() with no allowlist validation, only verifying that the caller holds the dokandar capability. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with a self-provisioned Vendor-level access and above, on sites with the Vendor Staff module enabled, to grant arbitrary WordPress capabilities, including administrator, to any vendor_staff account, leading to a full site takeover.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Product Status

Vendor wedevs
Product Dokan Pro
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 5.0.4 (incl.)

Credits

  • 0xd4rk5id3 finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE