MultiVendorX WordPress plugin through 5.0.19 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows vendor accounts to modify marketplace-wide settings via the settings REST endpoint. Attackers with the store_owner role can send POST requests to /wp-json/multivendorx/v1/settings, gated only by edit_stores, to overwrite commission, payout, and onboarding settings.
History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions multivendorx
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions multivendorx

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 01:45:00 +0000

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Description MultiVendorX WordPress plugin through 5.0.19 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows vendor accounts to modify marketplace-wide settings via the settings REST endpoint. Attackers with the store_owner role can send POST requests to /wp-json/multivendorx/v1/settings, gated only by edit_stores, to overwrite commission, payout, and onboarding settings.
Title MultiVendorX through 5.0.19 Incorrect Authorization via Settings REST Endpoint
First Time appeared Multivendorx
Multivendorx multivendorx
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:multivendorx:multivendorx:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Multivendorx
Multivendorx multivendorx
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-11T01:35:44.973Z

Updated: 2026-10-14T02:43:25.800Z

Reserved: 2026-10-10T23:08:35.127Z

Link: CVE-2026-108695

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T02:43:21.858Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-11T02:16:37.957

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:18:44.867

Link: CVE-2026-108695

cve-icon Redhat

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