Improper authentication in Payex Payment Gateway for WooCommerce
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-287.
Summary
The Payex Payment Gateway for Woocommerce WordPress plugin through 1.2.10 does not properly verify the authenticity of incoming payment notifications (CWE-287). The validation secret it relies on is empty by default. An unauthenticated remote attacker can forge a valid payment confirmation and mark any order as paid. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Payex Payment Gateway for Woocommerce WordPress plugin through 1.2.10 does not properly verify the authenticity of incoming payment notifications, relying on a validation secret that is empty by default, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge a valid payment confirmation and mark any order 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 | Payex Payment Gateway for Woocommerce | up to 1.2.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Payex Payment Gateway for Woocommerce VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.2.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Payex Payment Gateway for Woocommerce.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103332
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-qxp3-7pvj-q7qx
- 2026-10-28 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-28 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-103332 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103332 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qxp3-7pvj-q7qx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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