CVE-2026-12966: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Direct Payments for WooCommerce
The Direct Payments for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not verify that the requester owns the targeted WooCommerce order in several unauthenticated AJAX handlers before changing its status and overwriting its payment metadata, allowing unauthenticated attackers to tamper with other customers' orders, including forging a "payment sent" state, overwriting the payment-method label, and attaching forged payment-proof files.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Direct Payments for WooCommerce WordPress plugin prior to version 2.5.3 fails to verify that the requester owns the targeted WooCommerce order in multiple unauthenticated AJAX handlers. This lack of access control allows unauthenticated attackers to alter other customers' orders, including forging a "payment sent" status, overwriting the payment method label, and attaching forged payment-proof files. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level.
Potential Impact
An attacker can tamper with other customers' orders without authentication, potentially causing confusion or fraud by forging payment statuses and modifying payment metadata. However, the vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability, only integrity of order data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to AJAX handlers if possible or disable the plugin if not essential.
CVE-2026-12966: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Direct Payments for WooCommerce
Description
The Direct Payments for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not verify that the requester owns the targeted WooCommerce order in several unauthenticated AJAX handlers before changing its status and overwriting its payment metadata, allowing unauthenticated attackers to tamper with other customers' orders, including forging a "payment sent" state, overwriting the payment-method label, and attaching forged payment-proof files.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Direct Payments for WooCommerce
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Direct Payments for WooCommerce WordPress plugin prior to version 2.5.3 fails to verify that the requester owns the targeted WooCommerce order in multiple unauthenticated AJAX handlers. This lack of access control allows unauthenticated attackers to alter other customers' orders, including forging a "payment sent" status, overwriting the payment method label, and attaching forged payment-proof files. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level.
Potential Impact
An attacker can tamper with other customers' orders without authentication, potentially causing confusion or fraud by forging payment statuses and modifying payment metadata. However, the vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability, only integrity of order data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to AJAX handlers if possible or disable the plugin if not essential.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-23T09:20:44.509Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6d96cfbf32cb7a344cecc2
Added to database: 08/01/2026, 06:48:47 UTC
Last enriched: 08/08/2026, 14:21:43 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 35
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