CVE-2026-16981: DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin) · Insecure Direct Object Reference
Affects DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 4.0.1 when convenient.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 10:57 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 25% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.0.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin) to 4.0.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to the affected endpoint by implementing custom authorization checks or disabling the shipping-label download functionality if possible.
Description
The DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not perform any authorization check (no capability, nonce, login, or ownership check) on one of its shipping-label download endpoints, so an unauthenticated attacker can enumerate sequential ids and download every stored shipping label, each containing the customer's full name, complete postal address, and order reference.