Payment Gateway Plugin up to 2.2.0 on WordPress Payment Notification Callback improper authentication

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6.5$0-$5k2.55+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Payment Gateway Plugin up to 2.2.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Payment Notification Callback. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-103299. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Payment Gateway Plugin up to 2.2.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Payment Notification Callback. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Payment Gateway WordPress plugin through 2.2.0 does not ensure a shared secret is configured before using it to authenticate the bank's payment-notification callback, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge a valid notification and mark any WooCommerce order as paid on installs where the secret has not been set, and the same callback lets them move any pending order to a failed state whether or not the secret is configured.

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-103299 since 09/30/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/26/2026).

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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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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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

09/30/2026 CVE reserved
10/26/2026 +26 days Advisory disclosed
10/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-103299 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-103299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426318

Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2026 07:49
Changes: 10/26/2026 07:49 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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