CVE-2026-15414: The Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the `save_meta_boxes()` functio
The Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the save_meta_boxes() function persisting the _wps_plan_user_role membership plan meta from $_POST without an allowlist that excludes privileged roles — the only validations applied, sanitize_key() and wp_roles()->is_role(), both accept 'administrator' as a valid value, and the UI's disabled attribute on the role dropdown is a client-side-only control trivially bypassed via DevTools or a direct POST request; additionally, because the wps_membership_plan custom post type is registered with capability_type => 'post', any user who can edit posts satisfies the current_user_can('edit_post', $post_id) guard in save_meta_boxes(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to escalate their privileges to Administrator by storing 'administrator' as the role granted on membership acquisition, which the Pro companion plugin then applies via add_role() during membership lifecycle events. Successful exploitation requires the Subscriptions for WooCommerce Pro companion plugin to be active, as it is the component that reads the stored _wps_plan_user_role meta via get_post_meta() and calls add_role() to apply the role during membership lifecycle events.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15414
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-154140.34% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 26% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-15414 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Subscriptions for WooCommerce
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-15397: The Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization …nvd · 2026-07-30
- mediumCVE-2026-12936: The Recurio – Ultimate Subscription for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to gene…nvd · 2026-07-08
- highCVE-2026-56061: Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Subscriptions for WooCommerce <= 1.9.5 versions.nvd · 2026-06-26
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