CVE-2026-17008
Quick PayPal Payments <= 5.7.50 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass via PayPal IPN
Description
The Quick Paypal Payments WordPress plugin through 5.7.50 does not verify the paid amount, receiver, or payment status in its PayPal IPN handler and marks an order paid on an order-token match alone, so a buyer who pays an arbitrary small amount can have a full-price order marked paid.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 12, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 12, 2026, 1:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-17008
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Quick Paypal Payments WordPress plugin.
- Verify payment details are validated correctly.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-17008.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/605c0c65-6258-411a-a028-f3de25613bdf/ |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-17008
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 12, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-17008', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-12T12:09:09.370664Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Unknown', 'product': 'Quick Paypal Payments', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.7.50'}], 'collectionURL': 'https://wordpress.org/plugins', 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}] Added Description The Quick Paypal Payments WordPress plugin through 5.7.50 does not verify the paid amount, receiver, or payment status in its PayPal IPN handler and marks an order paid on an order-token match alone, so a buyer who pays an arbitrary small amount can have a full-price order marked paid. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/605c0c65-6258-411a-a028-f3de25613bdf/