WooCommerce Checkout Field Manager: Missing Authorization Allows Media Deletion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress does not verify that a user is authorized to perform an action in versions up to and including 7.9.6. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access or higher can delete arbitrary Media Library attachments. The CNA rates this CWE-862 Missing Authorization issue 8.1 (HIGH) under CVSS 3.1.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.6 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary Media Library attachments.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| quadlayers | Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce | up to 7.9.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce Vendorquadlayers Affected up to 7.9.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for this plugin, and the affected range runs up to and including 7.9.6. Until a fix is released, limit or remove Subscriber-level accounts on affected sites, or deactivate the plugin.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17031
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-mfhh-qmgc-7465
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-17031 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17031 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mfhh-qmgc-7465 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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