Reported vulnerability
Subscriptions for WooCommerce <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via '_wps_plan_user_role' Membership Plan Meta
Published 31 Jul 2026
Updated 1 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-15414
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Wordfence advisory
high · CVSS 8.8The 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.
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Subscriptions for WooCommerce
- Software
- plugin · subscriptions-for-woocommerce
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 2.0.0
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 2.0.1
Recommended action
Update to version 2.0.1, or a newer patched version
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Which versions of Subscriptions for WooCommerce are affected?
Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 2.0.0. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.
Is a fix available for Subscriptions for WooCommerce?
Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in Subscriptions for WooCommerce. It lists these fixed versions: 2.0.1. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.
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