UPI QR Code Payment Gateway lets attackers mark orders as paid
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The UPI QR Code Payment Gateway WordPress plugin through 1.4.3 does not verify that a payment-confirmation request belongs to the order and customer it claims to confirm (CWE-639). An unauthenticated remote attacker can mark an arbitrary order as paid without making any payment. An exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The UPI QR Code Payment Gateway WordPress plugin through 1.4.3 does not verify that a payment-confirmation request actually belongs to the order and customer it claims to confirm, allowing unauthenticated attackers to mark an arbitrary order as paid without making 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 | UPI QR Code Payment Gateway | up to 1.4.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- UPI QR Code Payment Gateway VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for UPI QR Code Payment Gateway.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84169
- 2026-10-05 Alias added: GHSA-vjc6-47gr-qc78
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-84169 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84169 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vjc6-47gr-qc78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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