CVE-2026-12966

unknowncovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-01

The Direct Payments for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not verify that the requester owns the targeted WooCommerce order in several unauthenticated AJAX handlers before changing its status and overwriting its payment metadata, allowing unauthenticated attackers to tamper with other customers' orders, including forging a "payment sent" state, overwriting the payment-method label, and attaching forged payment-proof files.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

unknownCVE-2026-12966: The Direct Payments for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not verify that the req…nvd · 2026-08-01

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