CVE-2026-12901: CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in GetPaid
The GetPaid WordPress plugin before version 2.8.55 contains a vulnerability where it does not verify the authenticity of incoming Worldpay payment notifications. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to forge payment notifications, causing pending invoices to be marked as paid without actual payment. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.9.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-12901 is an insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability (CWE-345) in the GetPaid WordPress plugin prior to version 2.8.55. The plugin fails to verify that incoming Worldpay payment notifications are genuine, enabling attackers without authentication to forge notifications that mark invoices as paid without any real payment transaction. This could lead to financial discrepancies and unauthorized invoice settlement.
Potential Impact
An attacker can manipulate the payment notification process to mark invoices as paid without any actual payment, potentially causing financial loss or accounting inconsistencies for merchants using the GetPaid plugin. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or patch link is provided, users should monitor the vendor's announcements for updates and consider implementing additional verification controls for payment notifications if possible.
CVE-2026-12901: CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in GetPaid
Description
The GetPaid WordPress plugin before version 2.8.55 contains a vulnerability where it does not verify the authenticity of incoming Worldpay payment notifications. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to forge payment notifications, causing pending invoices to be marked as paid without actual payment. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.9.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-12901 is an insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability (CWE-345) in the GetPaid WordPress plugin prior to version 2.8.55. The plugin fails to verify that incoming Worldpay payment notifications are genuine, enabling attackers without authentication to forge notifications that mark invoices as paid without any real payment transaction. This could lead to financial discrepancies and unauthorized invoice settlement.
Potential Impact
An attacker can manipulate the payment notification process to mark invoices as paid without any actual payment, potentially causing financial loss or accounting inconsistencies for merchants using the GetPaid plugin. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or patch link is provided, users should monitor the vendor's announcements for updates and consider implementing additional verification controls for payment notifications if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-22T14:05:16.914Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7506f3bf8831d5395f53fc
Added to database: 08/06/2026, 22:13:07 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 23:59:15 UTC
Last updated: 08/07/2026, 02:01:16 UTC
Views: 2
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