CVE-2026-17008 (GCVE-0-2026-17008)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-12 11:24 – Updated: 2026-08-12 12:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Quick PayPal Payments <= 5.7.50 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass via PayPal IPN
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-12 12:09 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/605c0c65-6258-41… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Quick Paypal Payments |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 5.7.50
(semver)
|
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