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).
References8
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.10/src/Ap…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.10/src/Ap…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.10/src/Ma…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.9/src/Api…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.9/src/Api…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpify-woo/tags/5.4.9/src/Man…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3614762%40wp…
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9b8f2d5-a2c5…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.0
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 47 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-269
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