Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-85038B2BKing < 5.2.40 - Unauthenticated B2B Group Assignment and Approval Bypass via Registration Role Selection
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More WordPress plugin before 5.2.40 does not verify that a role selected during registration is one actually offered on the registration form, allowing unauthenticated users to assign themselves to restricted B2B customer groups and to skip the manual account-approval workflow during self-registration.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More | 0 – before 5.2.40 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a397aeaf-7629-45dd-a2ee-3e904cc19550/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description