CVE-2026-12224 | The Dokan Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privileg… | CVSS 8.8 HIGH

Description

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-12224
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 2026-06-14 14:48 UTC
Published: 2026-07-01 06:51 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-01 10:32 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-269
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Vendor / Product: wedevs / Dokan Pro
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.8 HIGH CVSS 3.1

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

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
wedevs	Dokan Pro	—	0 ≤ 5.0.4

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-269	cna	CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
8.8	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (2)