Description
Shop Manager Privilege Escalation in Challan <= 3.7.88 versions.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The flaw in the WordPress Challan plugin (version 3.7.88 and older) permits a user with shop manager privileges to elevate their access level. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker could potentially gain administrative rights, enabling unauthorized modification of plugin settings, or other actions that compromise site integrity and confidentiality. The weakness stems from improper privilege handling, identified as CWE‑266.

Affected Systems

WordPress Challan plugin (WebAppick Challan) for WordPress, versions 3.7.88 and older, across all sites that employ this plugin. Sites running these affected versions are vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.2 indicates high severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% signifies a low current exploitation probability, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires that the attacker already possesses shop manager privileges; if such credentials are compromised or misassigned, the attacker can use the flaw to increase their role. Based on the description, it is inferred that a high‑privilege user could obtain full administrative control over the WordPress installation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 7, 2026 at 06:11 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Challan plugin to any version newer than 3.7.88 that contains the vendor‑provided fix.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, reduce the privileges granted to the shop manager role using a role‑management plugin to enforce least privilege.
  • Enable monitoring and auditing of administrative activity and enforce strong passwords and two‑factor authentication for privileged accounts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 7, 2026 at 06:11 UTC.

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History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Webappick
Webappick challan
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions challan
Vendors & Products Webappick
Webappick challan
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions challan

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Shop Manager Privilege Escalation in Challan <= 3.7.88 versions.
Title WordPress Challan plugin <= 3.7.88 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Webappick Challan
Wordpress-extensions Challan
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:31:36.756Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T10:59:05.602Z

Link: CVE-2026-39765

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:29:57.128Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-06T09:17:48.457

Modified: 2026-10-06T15:04:25.990

Link: CVE-2026-39765

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T06:15:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-266

    Incorrect Privilege Assignment