CVE-2026-96818 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in WP Express Checkout (Accept PayPal Payments) <= 2.4.9 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress WP Express Checkout (Accept PayPal Payments) Plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.5.0).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-express-checkout/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-express-checkout-accept-paypal-payments-plugin-2-4-9-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in WP Express Checkout (Accept PayPal Payments) <= 2.4.9 versions.
Title		WordPress WP Express Checkout (Accept PayPal Payments) plugin <= 2.4.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-express-checkout/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-express-checkout-accept-paypal-payments-plugin-2-4-9-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-09-30T12:27:32.267Z

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:27:12.372Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T17:30:22.498Z

Link: CVE-2026-96818

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:23:10.369Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-30T13:17:31.177

Modified: 2026-09-30T14:18:10.833

Link: CVE-2026-96818

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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