CVE-2026-12738
WP Easy Pay <= 4.5.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Status Modification via wpep_draft_confirm AJAX Action
Description
The WP Easy Pay – Payment and Donation form Builder for Square plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. 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 set the status of arbitrary posts and pages to 'draft', effectively unpublishing arbitrary site content.
INFO
Published Date :
July 11, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 11, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-12738
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the WP Easy Pay plugin to the latest version.
- Verify plugin settings for proper authorization.
- Restrict access to sensitive post and page settings.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 11, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'saadiqbal', 'product': 'WP Easy Pay – Payment and Donation form Builder for Square', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '4.5.0'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description The WP Easy Pay – Payment and Donation form Builder for Square plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. 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 set the status of arbitrary posts and pages to 'draft', effectively unpublishing arbitrary site content. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-862 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-easy-pay/tags/4.5.0/wpep-setup.php#L1698 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-easy-pay/tags/4.5.0/wpep-setup.php#L1703 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-easy-pay/tags/4.5.0/wpep-setup.php#L31 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3593500%40wp-easy-pay&new=3593500%40wp-easy-pay Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2121d9fa-bab4-489d-89bc-07a8660bc3d1?source=cve