9.8
Critical
CVE-2026-100109 Security For WooCommerce 1.0.10 - 1.0.16 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via usfw_create_temporary_user
Description
The Security For WooCommerce WordPress plugin from 1.0.10 to 1.0.16 does not perform capability checks when creating users through an action available to unauthenticated visitors, and lets the caller choose the new account's role, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts and take over the site.
CVSS 3.0 detail
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- Interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Security For WooCommerce 1.0 | 1.0.10 → 1.0.16 | No fix stated |