Asaas Gateway for WooCommerce webhook lets attackers mark orders 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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The Asaas Gateway for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 has an improper authentication flaw (CWE-287) in its payment webhook. The webhook accepts an empty access token in its default configuration and does not verify that a confirmed payment matches the order it marks paid. An unauthenticated remote attacker can mark arbitrary orders as paid. The references include an exploit link.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Asaas Gateway for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 does not properly authenticate its payment webhook, accepting an empty access token in its default configuration and not verifying that the confirmed payment corresponds to the order it marks paid, allowing unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary orders as paid.
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 | Asaas Gateway for WooCommerce | before 2.7.8 | 2.7.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Asaas Gateway for WooCommerce VendorUnknown Affected before 2.7.8 Fixed in 2.7.8 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Asaas Gateway for WooCommerce to fixed version 2.7.8.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Asaas Gateway for WooCommerce (Unknown) Fixed in 2.7.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87974
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-585c-q7j2-3rfg
- 2026-10-14 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-14 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-87974 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87974 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-585c-q7j2-3rfg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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