CVE-2026-12736 PUBLISHED

WPify Woo <= 5.4.16 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Option Update via save_option REST Endpoint

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 19.06.2026 Published: 24.07.2026 Updated: 24.07.2026

The Wpify Woo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.4.16. This is due to the SettingsApi::save_option() REST route (POST /wp-json/wpify-woo/v1/option) passing the request-supplied 'option' and 'data' parameters directly to update_option() without any option-name allowlist or value sanitization, while the permission_callback only verifies the manage_woocommerce capability. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to Administrator by overwriting arbitrary WordPress options (for example setting default_role to administrator and users_can_register to 1, or disabling security plugins via active_plugins).

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8

Product Status

Vendor wpify
Product WPify Woo – Withdrawal, CRN/VAT, QR payments, Heureka and more for WooCommerce
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 5.4.16 (incl.)

Credits

  • Wordfence PRISM finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE