CVE-2026-74991: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in WPForms
The WPForms WordPress plugin before 2.0.2 does not verify that a Stripe payment object supplied during a public form submission belongs to it before acting on it, allowing unauthenticated users to trigger a full refund and an immediate subscription cancellation against payments created by other applications on the site owner's Stripe account.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-74991 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in WPForms versions >=1.8.8.2 and <2.0.2. The plugin fails to verify ownership of Stripe payment objects submitted via public forms, enabling unauthenticated attackers to initiate refunds and cancel subscriptions tied to payments created by other applications on the site owner's Stripe account.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause financial disruption by triggering unauthorized refunds and subscription cancellations on Stripe payments associated with the site owner's account. This can lead to financial loss and service disruption for the site owner and potentially their customers. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade WPForms to version 2.0.2 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated. Patch status is not explicitly stated in the input, but the version range affected and fixed version imply that 2.0.2 contains the fix.
CVE-2026-74991: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in WPForms
Description
The WPForms WordPress plugin before 2.0.2 does not verify that a Stripe payment object supplied during a public form submission belongs to it before acting on it, allowing unauthenticated users to trigger a full refund and an immediate subscription cancellation against payments created by other applications on the site owner's Stripe account.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.8medium
Affected software
WPForms
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-74991 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in WPForms versions >=1.8.8.2 and <2.0.2. The plugin fails to verify ownership of Stripe payment objects submitted via public forms, enabling unauthenticated attackers to initiate refunds and cancel subscriptions tied to payments created by other applications on the site owner's Stripe account.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause financial disruption by triggering unauthorized refunds and subscription cancellations on Stripe payments associated with the site owner's account. This can lead to financial loss and service disruption for the site owner and potentially their customers. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade WPForms to version 2.0.2 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated. Patch status is not explicitly stated in the input, but the version range affected and fixed version imply that 2.0.2 contains the fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-17T12:02:45.425Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab4c0b3f7a7c54106f3a836
Added to database: 09/24/2026, 06:18:27 UTC
Last enriched: 09/24/2026, 06:34:13 UTC
Last updated: 09/25/2026, 01:56:02 UTC
Views: 9
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