Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessRegister free subscriber account on marketplace
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DeliveryIdentify unguarded membership/role endpoint
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ExploitSend crafted request invoking CWE-266 flaw
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ExecutionTrigger incorrect privilege assignment
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PersistOperate as elevated role (vendor/shop-manager)
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ImpactAccess restricted product and order data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Privilege assignment review
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the target WordPress site to have WCFM Membership plugin version ≤ 2.11.11 installed and active alongside WooCommerce. The attacker must hold a valid subscriber-level (or higher) account on the site - the lowest authenticated WordPress user role - meaning user registration must be enabled (the typical default for a multivendor marketplace). No administrator interaction or elevated initial privilege is required beyond that subscriber account. Exploitation does not depend on any non-default plugin configuration beyond the plugin being active. Limiting factors: unauthenticated exploitation is not possible (PR:L confirmed by CVSS); sites with disabled user registration or invite-only onboarding significantly reduce exposure; no availability impact means the attack is silent and leaves the site functional, potentially delaying detection. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N) scores 7.1 and accurately captures the core risk profile: network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation requiring only a subscriber account, with high integrity impact. No EPSS score was provided in the input data, and the CVE does not appear in CISA KEV, indicating no confirmed active exploitation at time of analysis. The realistic attacker pool is meaningful - any user who has registered on a WCFM-powered storefront qualifies, and self-registration is typically open by default on such marketplaces. While scope is marked unchanged (S:U), successful privilege escalation to vendor or shop-manager level in a WooCommerce context can have cascading consequences: product manipulation, order access, or further lateral movement toward admin. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in olsztyn running a citizen-services marketplace on WordPress would need to treat this as an urgent patch, given how easily subscriber accounts can be obtained. The absence of a POC and KEV listing moderates urgency slightly, but the AC:L rating means automated exploitation is feasible once techniques are published. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers a free subscriber account on a WooCommerce multivendor marketplace running WCFM Membership ≤ 2.11.11, then sends a crafted network request - likely targeting an unguarded AJAX endpoint or REST route responsible for membership tier operations - to trigger the incorrect privilege assignment. Upon success, the attacker's account is elevated to vendor or shop-manager level, granting access to product management, order data, or other restricted marketplace functions without any administrator interaction required. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 03, 2026
Subscriber-level privilege escalation in WCFM Membership WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 2.11.11) enables any authenticated user holding a basic subscriber account to elevate their role to a higher-privileged level, producing high-integrity impact on the affected WordPress/WooCommerce installation. The flaw falls under CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment) and was responsibly disclosed by Patchstack. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, though the low attack complexity and broad attacker pool (any registered subscriber) make this a realistic threat for multivendor marketplace deployments.
RemediationAI
Update WCFM Membership to the version identified as fixed in the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wc-multivendor-membership/vulnerability/wordpress-wcfm-membership-plugin-2-11-11-privilege-escalation-vulnerability); the precise patched version number is not confirmed in available input data - verify via the WordPress plugin repository or Patchstack directly. As an interim compensating control, administrators should disable open user registration on the WordPress site if subscriber accounts are not operationally required, reducing the attacker pool to known, trusted users. Additionally, a Web Application Firewall rule targeting anomalous role-change or membership-upgrade requests can reduce automated exploitation risk without breaking core marketplace functionality. Audit existing subscriber accounts for unexpected role assignments before patching, as exploitation may have already occurred without leaving obvious traces.
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WCFM Membership (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wc_lovers:wcfm_membership) is a WordPress plugin that manages membership tiers within WooCommerce multivendor marketplaces - controlling what capabilities vendors, customers, and subscribers can access. CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment) indicates the plugin fails to properly validate or enforce role boundaries during a membership-related operation, allowing a subscriber (the lowest authenticated WordPress role) to assign themselves or invoke functionality reserved for higher roles such as vendor, shop manager, or administrator. This class of flaw commonly manifests as missing capability checks on AJAX handlers or REST endpoints, where role-gated actions can be triggered without server-side enforcement of the caller's actual privilege level.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Subscriber account (PR:L) sufficient; network-reachable (AV:N), low complexity; high integrity from role escalation, minimal confidentiality gain, no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Subscriber Privilege Escalation in WCFM Membership <= 2.11.11 versions.
Executive ViewAI
WCFM Membership plugin (versions ≤2.11.11) in WooCommerce marketplaces allows any registered subscriber to escalate their account privileges to higher-level roles, enabling unauthorized access to vendor dashboards, payment processing, and marketplace administration. Organizations operating multivendor platforms face immediate risk of fraud, financial loss, and customer data exposure without requiring sophisticated attack techniques.
Deactivate the plugin if operationally feasible. If operational requirements mandate continued use: enforce database-level access controls restricting subscriber role modification through stored procedure permissions; enable detailed audit logging for all wp_usermeta privilege changes; deploy WordPress hooks preventing subscriber role elevation; restrict subscriber registration to whitelisted email domains or require manual admin approval; configure Web Application Firewall to block POST requests to user-update endpoints originating from subscriber-level accounts; conduct weekly database queries auditing wp_usermeta for unauthorized privilege changes since vulnerability publication.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
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