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CVE-2026-12224Disclosure

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-269

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-07-01: 1Technical Details · 2026-07-01: 107-01
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse1 post
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-12224 Privilege Escalation in Dokan Pro WordPress Plugin via REST Endpoint https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-12224 Vulnerability Notification: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=3

    Post summary

    A CVE was announced indicating a privilege escalation flaw in the Dokan Pro WordPress plugin that can be exploited via a REST endpoint; no proof‑of‑concept, exploit code, or active exploitation information was included.

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