CVE-2026-14359highobserved exploitationCWE-269

CVE-2026-14359: high-severity vulnerability in YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium

YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium <= 3.35.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to Admin via wp_ajax_yith_wcwtl_add_user

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43Vexday Risk Score

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ssvc Actcvss 8.8epss 0.4%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDSep 9
VulnCheckSep 9
The YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.35.0. This is due to the add_user_in_waiting_list() function registered on the wp_ajax_yith_wcwtl_add_user action being missing both a capability check and a nonce verification, and using parse_str() + extract() to import attacker-controlled variables from $_POST['params'] that are then passed to wp_create_user() and $user->set_role(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator by creating a new user account and assigning it the administrator role.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H