CVE-2026-81648 (GCVE-0-2026-81648)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-13 20:06 – Updated: 2026-11-03 15:07
VLAI Previdian
Title
CryptoPayment Gateway 1.2.1 - 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion and Settings Update via Unguarded AJAX Router
Summary
The CryptoPayment Gateway WordPress plugin from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2 does not apply an authorization check on one of its AJAX endpoints, allowing unauthenticated users to invoke administrative operations, including deleting arbitrary files on the server, overwriting the payment gateway configuration and recovering stored wallet credentials in cleartext.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-03 15:07 UTC
CWE
Assigner
WPScan CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 1989 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9b1490a0-1381-4d… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown CryptoPayment Gateway Affected: 1.2.1 , ≤ 1.2.2 (semver)
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Credits
Pedro Pinho WPScan
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 237b85fe-e77d-44fa-bad9-bcd96fa43793

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-81648

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-11-03 08:11 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-11-03
Asserted: 2026-11-03
Scope
Notes: CryptoPayment Gateway 1.2.1 - 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion and Settings Update via Unguarded AJAX Router | Affected: CryptoPayment Gateway / CryptoPayment Gateway | CVSS: 10.0 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.00502 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title CryptoPayment Gateway 1.2.1 - 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion and Settings Update via Unguarded AJAX Router
Cve Id CVE-2026-81648
Vendor CryptoPayment Gateway
Ghsa Id GHSA-9R3Q-6QW8-8PM7
Product CryptoPayment Gateway
Added Date 2026-11-03T08:11:52.574Z
Cvss Score 10.0
Epss Score 0.00502
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.43043
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2026-81648
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-11-04 09:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-11-04 09:00 UTC
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