CVE-2026-15414: Subscriptions for WooCommerce <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via '_wps_plan_user_role' Membership Plan Meta
wpswings · Subscriptions for WooCommerce
Affected: wpswings Subscriptions for WooCommerce · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 57% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- wpswings · Subscriptions for WooCommerceup to and including 2.0.0
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- wpswings
- Published
- August 2026
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-269cwe.mitre.org
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/195f86a5-e3dc-4414wordfence.com
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/subscriptions-for-woocommerceplugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/subscriptions-for-woocommerceplugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/subscriptions-for-woocommerceplugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/subscriptions-for-woocommerceplugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3624543%40subplugins.trac.wordpress.org