CVE-2026-15215

Subscriptions for WooCommerce <= 2.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation

2026-08-03 00:00
Khaled Alenazi

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.0.1
Affected Plugin
Subscriptions for WooCommerce
Affected Version
<= 2.0.0
CVSS
4.7Medium
Weakness type
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
CVE
CVE-2026-15215
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At a glance

CVE-2026-15215 is a medium-severity Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0.0. It carries a CVSS score of 4.7 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Shop Manager level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.0.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed August 2026, reported by Khaled Alenazi.

Vulnerability Overview

The Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to a missing capability check on the wps_sfw_install_plugin_configuration() AJAX function, allowing users with manage_woocommerce (Shop Manager) but without install_plugins/activate_plugins to trigger plugin installation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with shop manager-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins on the affected site which can lead to remote code execution.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Subscriptions for WooCommerce <= 2.0.0 carries this weakness at wps_sfw_install_plugin_configuration(), and reaching it takes an account at Shop Manager level or above. Improper privilege management means the code lets an account end up with capabilities its role should not have.

It converts a low-privileged account into an administrative one, which makes every other restriction on the site irrelevant. For Subscriptions for WooCommerce the fix is 2.0.1: builds <= 2.0.0 are affected, anything from 2.0.1 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.0.1, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Subscriptions for WooCommerce 2.0.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15215https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d93a4901-3fbd-40b2-af0b-501fa837424ahttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15215

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