CVE-2026-40741: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Jose Conti Redsys for WooCommerce Light
CVE-2026-40741 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redsys for WooCommerce Light versions up to and including 7.0.0. It involves unauthenticated broken access control (CWE-862), allowing unauthorized users to perform actions that should require authorization. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating a significant impact on integrity without requiring user interaction or privileges. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-40741, affects Redsys for WooCommerce Light versions <=7.0.0. It is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), meaning that the software fails to properly restrict access to certain functionality or data to authorized users only. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass access controls, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of data or actions within the affected plugin. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to integrity. There is no vendor advisory or patch information available at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass access controls, potentially enabling unauthorized modification of data or actions within the Redsys for WooCommerce Light plugin. The impact is on data integrity, with no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. This could lead to unauthorized changes that affect the correct operation or trustworthiness of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider restricting access to the affected plugin or disabling it if feasible. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
CVE-2026-40741: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Jose Conti Redsys for WooCommerce Light
Description
CVE-2026-40741 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redsys for WooCommerce Light versions up to and including 7.0.0. It involves unauthenticated broken access control (CWE-862), allowing unauthorized users to perform actions that should require authorization. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating a significant impact on integrity without requiring user interaction or privileges. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-40741, affects Redsys for WooCommerce Light versions <=7.0.0. It is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), meaning that the software fails to properly restrict access to certain functionality or data to authorized users only. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass access controls, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of data or actions within the affected plugin. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to integrity. There is no vendor advisory or patch information available at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass access controls, potentially enabling unauthorized modification of data or actions within the Redsys for WooCommerce Light plugin. The impact is on data integrity, with no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. This could lead to unauthorized changes that affect the correct operation or trustworthiness of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider restricting access to the affected plugin or disabling it if feasible. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-15T09:19:38.194Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a3061490b89be688893d0f2
Added to database: 06/15/2026, 20:32:09 UTC
Last enriched: 06/23/2026, 15:14:41 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 21
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