5.4
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-129144
paicoding 1.0.3 Payment Bypass via Guessable Codes in /article/api/pay/callback
Description

paicoding 1.0.3 contains a payment bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to unlock paid articles by guessing weak payment confirmation codes. Attackers can start a payment, enumerate roughly 2000 IdUtil.genPayCode counter values, and submit the matching verifyCode to the unauthenticated callback to mark it paid.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 13, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 13, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-129144 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Itwanger paicoding
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Strengthen payment confirmation codes and validate all payment callbacks.
  • Implement robust code generation for payment confirmations.
  • Ensure all payment verification callbacks are authenticated.
  • Review and harden payment processing logic.
  • Update to the latest secure version of the software.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-129144 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description paicoding 1.0.3 contains a payment bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to unlock paid articles by guessing weak payment confirmation codes. Attackers can start a payment, enumerate roughly 2000 IdUtil.genPayCode counter values, and submit the matching verifyCode to the unauthenticated callback to mark it paid.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-334
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/129xxx/CVE-2026-129144.json">CVE-2026-129144</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/itwanger/paicoding/blob/903adce70309d340f7eec51ec3c80cfe3c8326c1/paicoding-core/src/main/java/com/github/paicoding/forum/core/util/id/IdUtil.java#L54-L61
    Added Reference https://github.com/itwanger/paicoding/blob/903adce70309d340f7eec51ec3c80cfe3c8326c1/paicoding-web/src/main/java/com/github/paicoding/forum/web/front/article/rest/ArticlePayRestController.java#L79-L90
    Added Reference https://github.com/itwanger/paicoding/issues/137
    Added Reference https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261112/paicoding/
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/paicoding-1.0.3-payment-bypass-via-guessable-codes-in-article-api-pay-callback
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