Vitepos <= 3.5.0 - Authenticated (Outlet Manager+) Privilege Escalation
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 3.6.0
- Affected Plugin
- Vitepos
- Affected Version
<= 3.5.0- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
- CVE
CVE-2026-14237
At a glance
CVE-2026-14237 is a high-severity Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the Vitepos WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 3.5.0. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Outlet Manager level or above. The issue is fixed in version 3.6.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed August 2026, reported by Real_King_Engine.
Vulnerability Overview
The Vitepos plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Outlet Manager-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
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. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
Reaching this weakness in Vitepos <= 3.5.0 takes an account at Outlet 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 Vitepos the fix is 3.6.0: builds <= 3.5.0 are affected, anything from 3.6.0 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 3.6.0, 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: Vitepos 3.6.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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