Review Management Flaw in WCFM Marketplace Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-14196

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Wcfm Marketplace
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 August 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-14196?

The WCFM Marketplace plugin for WordPress contains a serious vulnerability wherein it fails to ensure that a marketplace vendor is the rightful owner of a review before permitting its deletion or unapproval. This oversight allows vendors to inappropriately alter or eliminate reviews linked to other vendors' stores, potentially compromising the integrity of the review system and misleading consumers.

Affected Version(s)

WCFM Marketplace 0 < 3.8.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-14196 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/877936f4-5664-4e17-b3cd-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Mustafa Ahmed
WPScan
.