woocommerce WooPayments Plugin up to 10.5.1 on WordPress Setting save_upe_appearance_ajax improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in woocommerce WooPayments Plugin up to 10.5.1 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is the function save_upe_appearance_ajax of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-1710. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in woocommerce WooPayments Plugin up to 10.5.1 on WordPress. This issue affects the function save_upe_appearance_ajax of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'save_upe_appearance_ajax' function in all versions up to, and including, 10.5.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.

The weakness was published by Dmitrii Ignatyev. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-1710 since 01/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 10.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WooPayments Plugin 10.4.0

Timelineinfo

01/30/2026 CVE reserved
03/31/2026 +59 days Advisory disclosed
03/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Dmitrii Ignatyev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-1710 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1710
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354305

Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2026 08:05
Changes: 03/31/2026 08:05 (68)
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Cache ID: 216:DB6:103

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