9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-18467
Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations <= 5.0.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'pt_form_field[pt-user-role]' Parameter
Description

The Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3. The 5.0.3 patch introduced a wp_hash()/hash_equals() signature gate on the pt-paytium-user-data field, but left a second filter — pt_cf_checkout_meta(), registered on the pt_meta_values hook after the signed builder — that copies every $_POST['pt_form_field'][*] key verbatim into the payment meta array without any signature verification; this allows the pt-user-role value it copies to overwrite the signed path's output, after which paytium_user_data_processing() reads the persisted _pt-user-role post meta and passes it directly as the role argument to wp_insert_user(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register a new WordPress account with the administrator role and fully take over the site. Exploitation requires submitting a payment through a publicly-exposed [paytium] shortcode form and completing the resulting payment flow, after which the attacker can seize the new administrator account via the standard lost-password flow on their supplied email address.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 24, 2026, 2:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 24, 2026, 2:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Paytium paytium
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update the Paytium plugin to patch privilege escalation vulnerability allowing admin role assignment.
  • Update the Paytium plugin to version 5.0.4 or later.
  • Verify the plugin update includes the signature gate.
  • Monitor site for unauthorized administrator accounts.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3. The 5.0.3 patch introduced a wp_hash()/hash_equals() signature gate on the pt-paytium-user-data field, but left a second filter — pt_cf_checkout_meta(), registered on the pt_meta_values hook after the signed builder — that copies every $_POST['pt_form_field'][*] key verbatim into the payment meta array without any signature verification; this allows the pt-user-role value it copies to overwrite the signed path's output, after which paytium_user_data_processing() reads the persisted _pt-user-role post meta and passes it directly as the role argument to wp_insert_user(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register a new WordPress account with the administrator role and fully take over the site. Exploitation requires submitting a payment through a publicly-exposed [paytium] shortcode form and completing the resulting payment flow, after which the attacker can seize the new administrator account via the standard lost-password flow on their supplied email address.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/18xxx/CVE-2026-18467.json">CVE-2026-18467</a>
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paytium/tags/5.0.3/includes/payment-functions.php#L113
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paytium/tags/5.0.3/includes/process-payment-functions.php#L1103
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paytium/tags/5.0.3/includes/process-payment-functions.php#L21
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paytium/tags/5.0.3/includes/process-payment-functions.php#L696
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paytium/tags/5.0.3/includes/user-data-functions.php#L214
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3678569/paytium
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/caa1a42a-6bb2-42c8-aae7-fb1c895573a8?source=cve
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