CVE-2026-12736
Description
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).
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.10/src/Api/SettingsApi.php#L39
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.10/src/Api/SettingsApi.php#L67
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.10/src/Managers/ApiManager.php#L18
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.9/src/Api/SettingsApi.php#L39
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.9/src/Api/SettingsApi.php#L67
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.9/src/Managers/ApiManager.php#L18
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3614762%40wpify-woo&new=3614762%40wpify-woo
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9b8f2d5-a2c5-4f90-ab1d-4e17f7a7996e?source=cve
CWEs
CWE-269
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.