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CVE-2026-13399: Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization

Affects Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 2.0.20 soon.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.0.20
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce (WordPress plugin) to 2.0.20.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerceAffected
  • <2.0.20
Fixed in
  • 2.0.20

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, users should consider restricting access to the affected REST endpoints via other means such as web application firewalls or custom access controls.

Description

Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce versions before 2.0.20 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in a REST endpoint. This flaw allows unauthenticated users to bypass payment authorization checks, potentially enabling unauthorized payment actions. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and CWE-639. It has a high severity score of 7.5 (CVSS 3.1) with no confidentiality or availability impact but a high integrity impact.

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