Paymob for WooCommerce < 4.1.14 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass via Unverified Subscription Transaction Callback
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.
Summary
The Paymob for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.1.14 does not verify the request signature on one branch of its payment webhook, allowing unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary WooCommerce orders as paid without any payment.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Paymob for WooCommerce | before 4.1.14 | 4.1.14 | Patch available | CNA |
- Paymob for WooCommerce VendorUnknown Affected before 4.1.14 Fixed in 4.1.14 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Paymob for WooCommerce (Unknown) Fixed in 4.1.14
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Paymob for WooCommerce 4.1.14
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-60011 Paymob for WooCommerce < 4.1.14 - Unauthenticated Saved Card Token Write to Any User via WebhookPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-60012 Missing authorization in Paymob for WooCommercePriority LOW 21
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87978
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpgv-m5mc-mgc7
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-87978 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87978 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vpgv-m5mc-mgc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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