CVE-2025-53425
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Dokan, Inc. Dokan dokan-lite allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Dokan: from n/a through <= 4.1.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Dokan dokan-lite (a WordPress multivendor e-commerce plugin) that allows privilege escalation. The vulnerability stems from improper handling of user role permissions, enabling lower-privileged users (such as vendors or customers) to gain unauthorized access to administrative or higher-level privileges within the plugin.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Dokan versionNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins > Dokan Lite. The version number is displayed in the plugin description.Affected if The installed version is prior to or equal to 4.1.3 (vulnerable), or unknown/unable to determine.
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Review vendor user role capabilitiesGo to WordPress Admin > Users > Roles (or use a role editor plugin) to examine the capabilities assigned to the 'Vendor' role. Look for administrative-level capabilities such as 'manage_options', 'edit_users', 'delete_users', or 'create_users'.Affected if The Vendor role possesses administrative or elevated capabilities beyond standard vendor permissions.
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Audit customer accounts for elevated accessCheck WordPress Admin > Users > All Users. Identify any accounts with the Customer role that have been granted elevated capabilities or administrative functions.Affected if Any Customer role accounts have access to admin functions, user management, or plugin settings.
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Inspect new user registration settingsGo to Dokan > Settings > General > New Vendor Setup. Examine whether the 'Vendor' role is automatically assigned to new registrations and what default capabilities are granted.Affected if New user registrations are automatically assigned the Vendor role without administrative approval.
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Check for unauthorized admin accountsReview the list of users with Administrator role in WordPress Admin > Users. Verify that all admin accounts were created intentionally by known administrators.Affected if There exist Administrator accounts that were not created by known, trusted administrators, or the total number of admins exceeds expectations.
You are likely affected if your Dokan Lite version is 4.1.3 or earlier AND you have users with the Vendor or Customer role who possess administrative-level capabilities or access to settings they should not have.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedApply the latest security patch or update to Dokan dokan-lite beyond version 4.1.3. Until a patch is available, review user role assignments and restrict administrative functions to only trusted admin accounts.
Upgrade to Dokan Lite version 4.1.4 or later (the latest stable release)
- 1. Back up your WordPress site and database before performing any updates
- 2. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
- 3. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 4. Find the Dokan plugin and check if an update is available
- 5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
- 6. Alternatively, you can update via WordPress.org by downloading the latest version from https://wordpress.org/plugins/dokan-lite/ and uploading it manually
- 7. After updating, verify the plugin version in Plugins > Installed Plugins to confirm the update completed successfully
- 8. Test critical vendor marketplace functionality (product creation, orders, withdrawals, vendor dashboard access) to ensure the update did not break existing functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-53425 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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