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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
        "dateReserved": "2026-07-10T14:30:07.093Z",
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                    "product": "Subscriptions for WooCommerce",
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "The 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."
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                    "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/subscriptions-for-woocommerce/tags/2.0.0/includes/membership/class-wps-membership-plan-cpt.php#L477"
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                    "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/subscriptions-for-woocommerce/tags/2.0.0/admin/partials/membership/meta-box-plan-details.php#L102"
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                    "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3624543%40subscriptions-for-woocommerce&new=3624543%40subscriptions-for-woocommerce"
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                            "lang": "en",
                            "description": "CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management",
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