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Dokan Multivendor EUVDEUVD-2026-63819

| CVE-2026-16577 LOW
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-08-21 WPScan GHSA-qc72-vcjc-wr3h
2.7
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Register or use existing vendor account
  2. Delivery
    Access reverse-withdrawal payment endpoint
  3. Exploit
    Submit crafted request with arbitrary payment amount
  4. Execution
    Server credits ledger without balance validation
  5. Impact
    Commission debt cleared without real payment

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid vendor account on the target Dokan-powered WooCommerce marketplace - vendor registration is often open to the public on marketplace sites, making this condition easily satisfied by a motivated attacker. The reverse-withdrawal feature must be active and configured on the site (this is a core Dokan feature but must be enabled by the operator). The CVSS PR:H designation reflects that a vendor-level authenticated session is the minimum requirement; unauthenticated or subscriber-level WordPress users cannot exploit this. The limiting factor for most environments is that the attacker must first be an enrolled vendor, which may require operator approval on some marketplace configurations, and exploitation only impacts financial ledger records rather than underlying platform security.

Impact

The NVD CVSS 3.1 score of 2.7 (Low) reflects the technical CIA impact correctly - no data is exfiltrated (C:N) and no availability is affected (A:N), with only a Low integrity impact (I:L) on the vulnerability's technical metrics. However, the real-world business impact significantly exceeds what CVSS captures: vendors can commit financial fraud against marketplace operators by eliminating legitimate commission debts, potentially causing direct monetary loss. PR:H correctly reflects that exploitation requires an authenticated vendor account, which limits exposure to registered participants of the marketplace rather than anonymous internet actors. A public proof-of-concept is available per WPScan (EUVD-2026-63819), which lowers the exploitation bar. No EPSS data was provided in the input, and the vulnerability is not in CISA KEV, so widespread opportunistic exploitation is not confirmed. The risk is best characterized as: low severity from an infrastructure perspective but high business risk for any operator running a revenue-generating multivendor marketplace on the affected versions.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A registered vendor on an affected Dokan marketplace logs into their vendor dashboard and submits a crafted HTTP POST request to the reverse-withdrawal payment endpoint, specifying an arbitrary payment amount equal to or exceeding their outstanding commission balance. Because the server does not validate this amount against the actual ledger balance, the system records the payment as legitimate and clears the commission debt. A public proof-of-concept is available, meaning the specific request structure is documented and reproducible with minimal effort.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 21, 2026

Financial ledger manipulation in the Dokan WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace WordPress plugin (before 5.0.14) allows authenticated vendors to fraudulently clear commission debts by submitting arbitrary client-supplied payment amounts to the reverse-withdrawal endpoint without server-side balance validation. Any registered vendor on an affected marketplace can exploit this to zero out real outstanding commissions owed to the marketplace operator, constituting financial fraud against the site owner. A publicly available proof-of-concept exists; no active exploitation has been confirmed by CISA KEV, though the low attack complexity and accessible vendor registration on most marketplaces make this a meaningful business risk.

RemediationAI

Update the Dokan plugin to version 5.0.14 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch addressing this missing server-side balance validation. The fix is available through the standard WordPress plugin update mechanism or the Dokan vendor's repository. Until patching is applied, marketplace operators should audit their reverse-withdrawal ledger for anomalous entries - specifically payments that do not correspond to known vendor payment receipts or that exactly match outstanding balances to the cent without corresponding transaction records. As a compensating control, temporarily disabling the reverse-withdrawal payment submission feature via Dokan's admin settings would prevent exploitation at the cost of halting legitimate vendor commission repayments. Operators should also review vendor accounts with recently zeroed balances for potential past exploitation given that a public POC exists.

Affected VersionsENISA

Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution 0 <5.0.14

Affected Packages

euvd dokan_ai_powered_woocommerce_multivendor_marketplace_solution fix: 5.0.14

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Dokan is a widely-used WooCommerce extension that converts a standard WordPress/WooCommerce site into a multivendor marketplace, where independent vendors list and sell products while owing a commission percentage to the marketplace operator. The reverse-withdrawal feature allows the operator to claw back owed commissions from vendor balances. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization): the application's reverse-withdrawal payment recording endpoint trusts the payment amount supplied by the client (vendor) rather than independently computing and enforcing the actual outstanding balance from the server-side ledger. This is a business logic flaw - there is no technical memory corruption or injection; the server simply accepts whatever dollar figure the vendor POSTs, crediting the ledger accordingly. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:unknown:dokan:_ai_powered_woocommerce_multivendor_marketplace_solution on all versions before 5.0.14.

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Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 2.7 LOW
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 2.7 LOW

Vendor-level authentication required (PR:H); network exploitation via crafted POST; integrity limited to financial ledger records only (I:L); no confidentiality or availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Aug 21, 2026 - 13:22 NVD
2.7 (LOW)
Patch available
Aug 21, 2026 - 07:16 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 21, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
LOW 2.7
CVE Published
Aug 21, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

The Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution WordPress plugin before 5.0.14 does not validate a client-supplied payment amount against the vendor's actual outstanding balance when recording a reverse-withdrawal payment, allowing a vendor to credit their reverse-withdrawal ledger with an arbitrary amount and clear their real commission debt without paying.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WooCommerce multivendor plugin, deployed on revenue-generating WordPress marketplaces
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +14
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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