CVE-2026-12144: Wholesale for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management
Affects Wholesale for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 44% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| saadiqbalWholesale for WooCommerce | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict author-level user capabilities to prevent access to wwp_requests post types or disable the Wholesale for WooCommerce plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor and apply patches promptly once released.
Description
The Wholesale for WooCommerce WordPress plugin contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in all versions up to and including 2.0.5. Authenticated users with author-level access or higher can exploit insufficient validation in the save_requests_meta() function to escalate their privileges to administrator. This occurs because the user_role_set POST parameter is sanitized but not validated against allowed roles, and no capability checks are performed before assigning roles. The vulnerability is gated only by a nonce accessible to authors of wwp_requests posts, enabling exploitation by legitimate authors.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/327a155c-7a7d-494d-94d1-f7e7ee8927f0?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wholesale-pricing/tags/2.0.5/inc/class-wwp-wholesale-requests.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wholesale-pricing/tags/2.0.5/inc/class-wwp-wholesale-requests.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-wholesale-pricing/tags/2.0.5/inc/class-wwp-wholesale-requests.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3621257%40woo-wholesale-pricing&new=3621257%40woo-wholesale-pricing (opens in a new tab)