CVE-2026-15211

Subscriptions for WooCommerce <= 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Payment Verification Bypass

2026-08-03 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.0.1
Affected Plugin: Subscriptions for WooCommerce
Affected Version: <= 2.0.0
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-602 · Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
CVE: CVE-2026-15211

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At a glance

CVE-2026-15211 is a medium-severity Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security vulnerability in the Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0.0. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.0.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed August 2026, reported by Pedro Pinho.

Vulnerability Overview

The Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Payment Verification Bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to missing validation binding the PayPal capture token returned in the GET parameter to the PayPal order ID actually created for the WooCommerce order at checkout. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass payment by supplying an arbitrary attacker-controlled PayPal capture token, marking orders as paid without a legitimate corresponding payment.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-602: Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

The product is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server.

Remediation

Update to version 2.0.1, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

This one needs no account at all, which puts it outside what login hardening can reach; WordSec's login security narrows the account-level paths around it, and the firewall is what inspects the request itself. None of that substitutes for the fix: Subscriptions for WooCommerce 2.0.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15211 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7d0805f-aa53-44e6-8829-0916c03d5632 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15211

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Subscriptions for WooCommerce

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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