Dokan Plugin up to 5.0.13 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Dokan Plugin up to 5.0.13. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-16577. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dokan Plugin up to 5.0.13. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution WordPress plugin before 5.0.14 does not validate a client-supplied payment amount against the vendor's actual outstanding balance when recording a reverse-withdrawal payment, allowing a vendor to credit their reverse-withdrawal ledger with an arbitrary amount and clear their real commission debt without paying.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-16577 since 07/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.0.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Dokan Plugin 5.0.14

Timelineinfo

07/22/2026 CVE reserved
08/21/2026 +30 days Advisory disclosed
08/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16577 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16577
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-394040

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2026 08:29
Changes: 08/21/2026 08:29 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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