CVE-2026-17031: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in quadlayers Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce
Description
The Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.6 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary Media Library attachments.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
quadlayers
Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17031 is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress. The plugin fails to properly verify user authorization before allowing certain actions, enabling authenticated attackers with subscriber-level privileges or higher to delete arbitrary Media Library attachments. The vulnerability affects all versions from 0 up to and including 7.9.6.
Potential Impact
An attacker with subscriber-level access or higher can delete arbitrary media files from the WordPress Media Library, potentially disrupting website content or functionality. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality but has high integrity and availability impacts due to unauthorized deletion of media assets.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available as implied by the affected versions ending at 7.9.6, indicating that versions after 7.9.6 address this issue. Users should upgrade to a version later than 7.9.6 to remediate this vulnerability. Since no vendor advisory or patch link is provided, verify the availability of an official update from the vendor before upgrading.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T11:51:29.679Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad069522cdf04f656096701
Added to database: 10/15/2026, 05:49:06 UTC
Last enriched: 10/15/2026, 06:03:29 UTC
Last updated: 10/15/2026, 19:00:27 UTC
Views: 20
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