CVE-2026-75971
ShopEngine Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addon <= 4.9.4 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Privilege Escalation to WXR Import '<wp_option>' Nodes
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.2 High
- Published
- Aug 25, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 18, 2026
Description
The ShopEngine Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addon – All in One WooCommerce Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.4. This is due to the `rum_importer()` function being registered on the WordPress core `import_start` action hook with no plugin-owned capability check and no allowlist filtering, causing arbitrary `<wp_option>` name/value pairs parsed from an attacker-supplied WXR import file to be passed directly to `update_option()`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to write arbitrary WordPress options — most critically setting `users_can_register` to `1` and `default_role` to `administrator` — enabling open self-registration of Administrator accounts and full site takeover. This is exploitable by Shop Manager-level users because WooCommerce grants that role the `import` capability, allowing it to reach the WordPress Importer flow that fires the `import_start` hook on which `rum_importer()` is registered, contrary to the assumption that the hook is restricted to Administrators.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.2 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ShopEngine Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addon – All in One WooCommerce Solution with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgetsroxnor |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4045d49f-fd12-4906-9e60-97fdb082fe84?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shopengine/tags/4.9.4/core/export-import/import.php#L45
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shopengine/tags/4.9.4/core/export-import/import.php#L19
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shopengine/tags/4.9.4/core/builders/base.php#L57
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