Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce Plugin PayPal Data Transfer access control

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3.5$0-$5k1.06

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce Plugin up to 3.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component PayPal Data Transfer. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-17016. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce Plugin up to 3.1.0. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component PayPal Data Transfer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin through 3.1.0 does not validate the amount actually paid against the order total in its PayPal Data Transfer return handler, allowing a customer to pay less than the order total and still have the order marked as fully paid when the PayPal Data Transfer feature is enabled.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-17016 since 07/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/10/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/24/2026 CVE reserved
08/10/2026 +17 days Advisory disclosed
08/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-17016 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-17016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-387316

Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2026 09:14
Changes: 08/10/2026 09:14 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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