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YITH Waitlist Premium CVE-2026-14359

| EUVDEUVD-2026-74774 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-09-09 Wordfence GHSA-jg5j-77hp-vqmp
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.8 HIGH

Network AJAX endpoint, subscriber auth required (PR:L), no complexity or interaction; admin account creation yields full C:H/I:H/A:H within the same WordPress scope.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 09:10 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 09, 2026 - 08:28 cve.org
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.35.0. This is due to the add_user_in_waiting_list() function registered on the wp_ajax_yith_wcwtl_add_user action being missing both a capability check and a nonce verification, and using parse_str() + extract() to import attacker-controlled variables from $_POST['params'] that are then passed to wp_create_user() and $user->set_role(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator by creating a new user account and assigning it the administrator role.

AnalysisAI

Privilege escalation in YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium for WordPress (versions ≤3.35.0) allows any subscriber-level authenticated user to manufacture a new WordPress administrator account, achieving full site takeover. The vulnerable AJAX handler add_user_in_waiting_list() is exposed to all logged-in users with no nonce or capability check, and applies parse_str() plus extract() to attacker-supplied POST data before passing the injected variables directly to wp_create_user() and $user->set_role(). …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a valid WordPress authenticated session at Subscriber level or above - the lowest role assigned to registered users. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) accurately characterizes the risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Update YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium to the latest available version via the YIThemes customer dashboard or yithemes.com; no specific patched release number is confirmed in the available data and must be independently verified from the vendor changelog before deployment. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory all WordPress installations for YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium and deactivate version 3.35.0 or earlier. …

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