Dokan Plugin up to 4.2.4 on WordPress REST API Endpoint settings resource injection

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A vulnerability was found in Dokan Plugin up to 4.2.4 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /wp-json/dokan/v1/settings of the component REST API Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to resource injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-14977. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Dokan Plugin up to 4.2.4 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file /wp-json/dokan/v1/settings of the component REST API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-99. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended sphere of control. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 4.2.4 via the `/wp-json/dokan/v1/settings` REST API endpoint due to missing validation on a user-controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with customer-level permissions and above, to read or modify other vendors' store settings including sensitive payment information (PayPal email, bank account details, routing numbers, IBAN, SWIFT codes), phone numbers, and addresses, and change PayPal email addresses to attacker-controlled addresses, enabling financial theft when the marketplace processes payouts.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-14977. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/20/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Dokan Plugin

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• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4

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