CVE-2026-15414: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in wpswings Subscriptions for WooCommerce
Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.0.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. The vulnerability arises from improper validation in the save_meta_boxes() function, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to escalate their privileges to Administrator. This occurs because the plugin accepts the 'administrator' role from user input without proper allowlisting and relies on client-side controls that can be bypassed. Exploitation requires the Pro companion plugin to be active, which applies the elevated role during membership lifecycle events.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15414 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin (<=2.0.0). The save_meta_boxes() function persists the _wps_plan_user_role meta from POST data without restricting privileged roles. The only validations (sanitize_key() and wp_roles()->is_role()) accept 'administrator' as valid, and the UI's disabled attribute on the role dropdown is a client-side control easily bypassed. Since the custom post type uses capability_type 'post', any user with edit_post capability (Contributor and above) can trigger save_meta_boxes(). The Pro companion plugin reads this meta and applies the role via add_role(), enabling privilege escalation to Administrator.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with Contributor-level or higher access can escalate their privileges to Administrator by exploiting this vulnerability. This results in full administrative control over the WordPress site, including the ability to modify content, install plugins, and change site settings. The vulnerability requires the Pro companion plugin to be active to apply the elevated role, making exploitation conditional on this component.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Contributor-level and higher users from accessing membership plan editing features or disable the Subscriptions for WooCommerce Pro companion plugin if not required. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once released.
CVE-2026-15414: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in wpswings Subscriptions for WooCommerce
Description
Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.0.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. The vulnerability arises from improper validation in the save_meta_boxes() function, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to escalate their privileges to Administrator. This occurs because the plugin accepts the 'administrator' role from user input without proper allowlisting and relies on client-side controls that can be bypassed. Exploitation requires the Pro companion plugin to be active, which applies the elevated role during membership lifecycle events.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15414 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin (<=2.0.0). The save_meta_boxes() function persists the _wps_plan_user_role meta from POST data without restricting privileged roles. The only validations (sanitize_key() and wp_roles()->is_role()) accept 'administrator' as valid, and the UI's disabled attribute on the role dropdown is a client-side control easily bypassed. Since the custom post type uses capability_type 'post', any user with edit_post capability (Contributor and above) can trigger save_meta_boxes(). The Pro companion plugin reads this meta and applies the role via add_role(), enabling privilege escalation to Administrator.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with Contributor-level or higher access can escalate their privileges to Administrator by exploiting this vulnerability. This results in full administrative control over the WordPress site, including the ability to modify content, install plugins, and change site settings. The vulnerability requires the Pro companion plugin to be active to apply the elevated role, making exploitation conditional on this component.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Contributor-level and higher users from accessing membership plan editing features or disable the Subscriptions for WooCommerce Pro companion plugin if not required. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-10T14:30:07.093Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6d5b2bbf32cb7a34f84ea0
Added to database: 08/01/2026, 02:34:19 UTC
Last enriched: 08/01/2026, 02:47:50 UTC
Last updated: 08/01/2026, 02:53:40 UTC
Views: 4
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