CVE-2026-4896: wclovers WCFM Frontend Manager IDOR in AJAX actions

CVE-2026-4896 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-04-04

A security vulnerability exists in a popular WordPress plugin used to manage WooCommerce stores from the front end. This flaw allows users with 'Vendor' level accounts to delete or modify products, posts, and pages that they do not own, as well as change the status of any customer order. This could lead to significant business disruption, unauthorized order fulfillment changes, and loss of website content.

Technologies: WC Lovers WCFM - Frontend Manager for WooCommerce. Vendors: WC Lovers.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-4896 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-4896 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-4896?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 4 April 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce up to, and including, 6.7.25.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-4896?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-4896 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-4896?
Check whether you run WC Lovers WCFM - Frontend Manager for WooCommerce. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce plugin is vulnerable to an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) flaw due to missing validation on user-supplied object IDs within several AJAX actions. Specifically, the `wcfm_modify_order_status`, `delete_wcfm_article`, and `delete_wcfm_product` functions, along with the article management controller, fail to verify if the requesting user has ownership or authorization over the target ID. An authenticated attacker with Vendor-level privileges can exploit this by sending crafted AJAX requests to modify the status of any order or delete/modify any post, product, or page across the entire WordPress installation. The vulnerability is present in all versions up to and including 6.7.25.

Affected products

  • wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce up to, and including, 6.7.25

Timeline

  • 2026-04-04: advisory: Initial disclosure by Wordfence and NVD publication.

References

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