CVE-2026-17031 (GCVE-0-2026-17031)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-15 05:30 – Updated: 2026-10-15 05:30
VLAI
Title
Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce <= 7.9.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Media Deletion via Checkout File Field Attachment ID
Summary
The Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.6 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 delete arbitrary Media Library attachments.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2195 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
quadlayers Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce Affected: 0 , ≤ 7.9.6 (semver)
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Credits
@nacento
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