CVE-2025-60243
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 Holest Engineering Selling Commander for WooCommerce selling-commander-connector allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Selling Commander for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.2.46.
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 confidenceA privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Selling Commander for WooCommerce plugin where incorrect privilege assignment allows authenticated users to gain elevated access beyond what their assigned role should permit. The vulnerability stems from improper validation or enforcement of user permissions within the plugin's role management logic.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Confirm the Selling Commander plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder containing 'selling-commander'Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, click on the plugin from the Plugins list to view details including version number. Alternatively, open the main plugin PHP file (e.g., selling-commander.php) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment blockAffected if The version number is 1.2.46 or lower (the vulnerable version range)
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Determine if role management features are in useNavigate to the plugin settings in WordPress admin (typically under WooCommerce or a dedicated Selling Commander menu) and review whether role assignment, user permissions, or access control features are configuredAffected if Role management or permission-related settings are actively configured for users
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Audit user roles assigned through the pluginReview WordPress user profiles and any custom role assignments made via the plugin. Check WooCommerce > Users or Users > All Users, noting any roles that appear unusual or elevated beyond what should exist for the user's actual privilege levelAffected if Users possess roles or capabilities that exceed what was intentionally assigned, indicating the privilege escalation may have occurred
A user is affected if the Selling Commander for WooCommerce plugin is installed at version 1.2.46 or lower AND role management features are actively configured, as this combination enables the privilege escalation vulnerability to be exploited.
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.
From vendor dataUpgrade Selling Commander for WooCommerce to a version beyond 1.2.46 that contains the security fix for proper privilege assignment validation. If no patched version is available, consider disabling the plugin or implementing role-based access controls at the WooCommerce/WordPress level as a temporary measure.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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