CVE-2026-12224: wedevs dokan pro Improper Privilege Management

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-12224 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in wedevs dokan pro. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.3% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 5.0.5.

Timeline

1. 01-07-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-07-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.