Dokan Pro <= 4.0.5 - Authenticated (Vendor+) Privilege Escalation

Improper Privilege Management
CVE CVE-2025-5931
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published August 25, 2025
Last Updated August 26, 2025
Researcher Foxyyy
Description

The Dokan Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.5. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password during a staff password reset. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with vendor-level access and above, to elevate their privilege to the level of a staff member and then change arbitrary user passwords, including those of administrators in order to gain access to their accounts. By default, the plugin allows customers to become vendors.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug dokan-pro (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.0.5
Patched Version
  • 4.0.6
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