Forged payment notices in Cardinity WooCommerce gateway plugin
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 Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce WordPress plugin from 3.2.6 before 3.4.2 does not verify the authenticity of the payment notifications it receives. The flaw is CWE-345, insufficient verification of data authenticity, because the secret used to sign these notifications is empty by default. An unauthenticated remote attacker can forge an approved-payment notification to mark arbitrary orders as paid or force them to failed. An exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not properly verify the authenticity of the payment notifications it receives, as the secret used to sign them is empty by default, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge an approved-payment notification and mark arbitrary orders as paid, or force them to failed.
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 | Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce | 3.2.6 to before 3.4.2 | 3.4.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce VendorUnknown Affected 3.2.6 to before 3.4.2 Fixed in 3.4.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update the Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce plugin to version 3.4.2 or later, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce (Unknown) Fixed in 3.4.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103324
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-gpxw-6pc7-r537
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-103324 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103324 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpxw-6pc7-r537 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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