Broken access control in YITH PayPal Express Checkout 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The YITH PayPal Express Checkout for WooCommerce plugin, from 0 through 1.62.0, is missing an authorization check (CWE-862). A remote attacker with no privileges and no user interaction can reach functionality they should not be allowed to use, which gives a low integrity impact.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Missing Authorization vulnerability in YITH YITH PayPal Express Checkout for WooCommerce yith-paypal-express-checkout-for-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects YITH PayPal Express Checkout for WooCommerce: from n/a through 1.62.0.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for YITH PayPal Express Checkout for WooCommerce.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27401
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-7cv4-m3jx-xqqv
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Sources
- CVE-2026-27401 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-27401 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7cv4-m3jx-xqqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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