---
id: "CVE-2026-119487"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119487"]
title: "Dokan Lite WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access controls"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["dokan-lite", "marketplace", "package", "woocommerce", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T17:18:06+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T17:21:55+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T17:24:28+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119487", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T17:21:55+00:00"}]
---

# Dokan Lite WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access controls

Dokan Lite, a WooCommerce marketplace plugin for WordPress, has a missing authorization check that lets access control settings be bypassed. Per the NVD entry, an attacker can exploit incorrectly configured access control levels in versions through 5.3.2.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Dokan Lite version in the WordPress admin plugins list, or with `wp plugin get dokan-lite --field=version`
- Compare it against the affected range: versions through `5.3.2`

## Fix

- Dokan Lite: a fixed version is not stated in the sources; unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T17:21:55+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119487

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in weDevs Dokan dokan-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Dokan: from n/a through 5.3.2.

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