WCFM Plugin up to 6.7.24 on WordPress Setting processing authorization

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A vulnerability was found in WCFM Plugin up to 6.7.24 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected is the function WCFM_Settings_Controller::processing of the component Setting Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-0845. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in WCFM Plugin up to 6.7.24 on WordPress and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function WCFM_Settings_Controller::processing of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'WCFM_Settings_Controller::processing' function in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.24. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-0845. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated 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 02/11/2026).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CNNVD (CNNVD-202602-1714). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• WCFM Plugin

Version

• 6.7.0
• 6.7.1
• 6.7.2
• 6.7.3
• 6.7.4
• 6.7.5
• 6.7.6
• 6.7.7
• 6.7.8
• 6.7.9
• 6.7.10
• 6.7.11
• 6.7.12
• 6.7.13
• 6.7.14
• 6.7.15
• 6.7.16
• 6.7.17
• 6.7.18
• 6.7.19
• 6.7.20
• 6.7.21
• 6.7.22
• 6.7.23
• 6.7.24

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