Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-0845 lets a trusted WooCommerce Shop Manager or higher user change sensitive WordPress site settings through WCFM Frontend Manager. In the worst case, this can be used to create administrator access. This is most urgent for marketplaces or stores with multiple vendor, staff, or contractor accounts.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority WordPress commerce-site issue. Prioritize sites with external vendors, contractors, or many Shop Manager accounts. It is not known to be actively exploited from the supplied sources, but the path to administrator access makes delayed remediation risky.
Technical view
The WCFM Settings Controller lacks a required capability check in WCFM_Settings_Controller::processing. Authenticated users with Shop Manager-level access or higher can update arbitrary WordPress options. Public references identify affected versions up to and including 6.7.24 and a related WordPress Trac changeset.
Likely exposure
WordPress sites running WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce up to and including 6.7.24 are the relevant exposure. Risk is higher where Shop Manager accounts are widely assigned, shared, or given to external vendors.
Exploitation context
The issue requires authenticated Shop Manager-level access or higher. Sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The business impact is serious because option changes can enable privilege escalation to site administrator.
Researcher notes
The supplied sources support CWE-862 missing authorization and arbitrary option update by Shop Manager+ users. The bundle references vulnerable code and a Trac changeset, but does not clearly name a fixed plugin version. Confirm release-to-fix mapping before closing remediation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites using WCFM Frontend Manager for WooCommerce.
- Check whether installed versions are 6.7.24 or earlier.
- Review vendor, Wordfence, and WordPress plugin guidance for the fixed release.
- Apply the vendor update once the fixed version is confirmed.
- Restrict Shop Manager access to trusted users only.
- Remove unused Shop Manager accounts and shared credentials.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin version on each WordPress site.
- Review recent Shop Manager and administrator account creation.
- Audit sensitive WordPress option changes for unexpected values.
- Check whether user registration settings changed unexpectedly.
- Confirm the patched code includes an appropriate capability check.
- Monitor Wordfence or site logs for suspicious settings updates.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4973cef3-dddf-4eb5-99f4-c23a0e162fd6?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wc-frontend-manager/tags/6.7.24/controllers/settings/wcfm-controller-settings.php#L150CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wc-frontend-manager/tags/6.7.24/core/class-wcfm-ajax.php#L285CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3455819/wc-frontend-manager/trunk/controllers/settings/wcfm-controller-settings.phpCVE reference
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.