VulnerabilityPublished 24 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-9612: WhatsOrder (WordPress plugin) · Information Exposure

Affects WhatsOrder (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 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 6 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
yapacdevWhatsOrder – Instant Checkout for WooCommerce	Affected <=1.0.1	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, it is recommended to restrict access to the wp-content/uploads/whatsorder_invoices/ directory by implementing server-level access controls such as .htaccess deny rules or moving invoice files to a non-public directory. Monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to this directory is also advisable.

Description

The WhatsOrder – Instant Checkout for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 via the yapacdev_generate_order_pdf. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive customer PII and order details — including full name, email address, phone number, billing address, ordered items with quantities and prices, applied coupons, shipping method, and order total — from any customer's invoice by enumerating sequential order IDs. Invoice HTML files are written to the publicly accessible wp-content/uploads/whatsorder_invoices/ directory, which is created without an .htaccess deny rule or index.php guard, making every invoice directly downloadable over HTTP with no authentication check.

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive customer information such as full names, email addresses, phone numbers, billing addresses, ordered items with quantities and prices, applied coupons, shipping methods, and order totals. This exposure can lead to privacy violations and potential misuse of customer data. There is no indication of impact on data integrity or availability.

Summary

CVE-2026-9612 describes a vulnerability in the WhatsOrder – Instant Checkout for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.1. The vulnerability arises because invoice HTML files are saved in the wp-content/uploads/whatsorder_invoices/ directory, which is publicly accessible and lacks access control mechanisms like .htaccess deny rules or index.php guards. Attackers can enumerate sequential order IDs to retrieve sensitive customer information including PII and order details without authentication via the yapacdev_generate_order_pdf functionality. This constitutes an exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200).

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #20OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Architecture and Design · Separation of Privilege
Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Error Handling (opens in a new tab)
Logging (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.4 (opens in a new tab)
V14.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
V7.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Subverting Environment Variable Values (opens in a new tab)
ICMP Echo Request Ping (opens in a new tab)
TCP SYN Scan (opens in a new tab)
Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records (opens in a new tab)
DNS Zone Transfers (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 24 Jun 2026, 06:40 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-200

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