CVE-2026-17012
MEDIUM 5.3 PoC AVAILABLEThe Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin through 3.1.0 does not verify that the PayPal account which received a payment matches the merchant's configured account before marking the order as paid, allowing unauthenticated buyers to complete a WooCommerce order by paying the full amount to their own PayPal account instead of the merchant's.
Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 12th percentile
Impact if exploited
5.3CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
- reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/01cc2578-8bf8-4889-9e21-7b78cae074d7/
- github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos
Test against your own equipment
curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-17012/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-17012/poc.json
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 5.3 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - MEDIUM 5.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N