CVE-2026-10023: Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution <= 5.0.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Custom+) Arbitrary Order Modification via Multiple AJAX Handlers
The Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3 via the changeorderstatus, addordernote, deleteordernote, addshippingtrackinginfo, grantaccesstodownload, and revokeaccesstodownload AJAX handlers due to missing ownership validation on a user-controlled order ID key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom vendor-level access and above, to modify the status of arbitrary orders, add attacker-controlled notes to any order (including customer-facing notes that trigger WooCommerce notification emails to buyers), delete any order note or WordPress comment by ID regardless of ownership, inject fake shipping tracking information on any order, and grant or revoke downloadable-product permissions on any order in the marketplace. Critically, nonce validity is not a barrier to exploitation: each of these AJAX handlers generates and embeds its nonce on the authenticated vendor's own dashboard order pages (e.g., /dashboard/orders/?orderid=OWNORDERID), which the attacker legitimately controls. The attacker harvests a valid nonce from their own order detail page and replays it against a victim order ID — the nonce only proves the request originates from a logged-in session, not that the order belongs to that vendor. This directly rebuts the prior rejection reasoning that 'users cannot generate valid nonces on command': vendor users can and do generate valid nonces on demand simply by loading their own dashboard pages. Source-code analysis confirmed the vulnerable code path is present and unpatched through version 5.0.1.
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What is the severity of CVE-2026-10023?
CVE-2026-10023 has a medium severity rating of 4.3.
How do I fix CVE-2026-10023?
To fix CVE-2026-10023, update the Dokan plugin to version 5.0.4 or later.
What is the impact of CVE-2026-10023?
CVE-2026-10023 allows authenticated users to modify orders improperly via insecure direct object references.
Who is affected by CVE-2026-10023?
All users of the Dokan plugin version 5.0.3 and earlier are affected by CVE-2026-10023.
What actions are vulnerable in CVE-2026-10023?
CVE-2026-10023 is vulnerable during the execution of multiple AJAX handlers including change_order_status and add_order_note.