PayU CommercePro Plugin <= 3.8.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The PayU CommercePro Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.3. This is due to /wp-json/payu/v1/generate-user-token and /wp-json/payu/v1/get-shipping-cost REST API endpoints not properly verifying a user's identity prior to setting the users ID and auth cookies. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative user accounts.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| payuplugin | PayU CommercePro Plugin | up to 3.8.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PayU CommercePro Plugin Vendorpayuplugin Affected up to 3.8.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpww-5rqj-3jh7
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bf037e4a-2dd7-4296-b86b-635901d2d68f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/payu-india/tags/3.8.3/includes/class-payu-shipping-tax-api-calculation.php#L187
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3217148%40payu-india&new=3217148%40payu-india&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Sources
- CVE-2024-12264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpww-5rqj-3jh7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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