Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE is a broken access control issue in the WordPress Easy Accept Payments plugin for PayPal through version 4.9.10. The published scoring indicates an unauthenticated network attacker could affect integrity, meaning unauthorized changes may be possible. Payment-related WordPress sites should treat this as urgent to verify.
Executive priority
Prioritize within normal high-severity SLA, faster for sites handling donations, payments, or public campaigns. The main business risk is unauthorized modification of payment-related behavior, not data theft based on the published CVSS impacts.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Tips and Tricks HQ Easy Accept Payments. CVSS 3.1 is 7.5: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high integrity impact, no confidentiality or availability impact reported.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running Easy Accept Payments, package wordpress-easy-paypal-payment-or-donation-accept-plugin, at version 4.9.10 or earlier. Internet-facing payment or donation pages increase business relevance.
Exploitation context
The source bundle marks CISA KEV as false, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation. Public details are limited to missing authorization and integrity impact; no exploit method should be assumed from this evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports missing authorization, unauthenticated reachability, and high integrity impact, but does not identify the vulnerable endpoint, required conditions, fixed version, or exploitation in the wild. Validate exposure through asset inventory and vendor advisories, not assumptions.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Easy Accept Payments plugin and recorded version.
- If version is 4.9.10 or earlier, check vendor and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-required.
- Restrict WordPress administrative access and review plugin capability settings.
- Monitor payment, donation, and plugin configuration changes for unauthorized edits.
Validation and detection
- Confirm plugin presence and version across production, staging, and archived WordPress sites.
- Verify whether vendor guidance names a patched version before closing remediation.
- Review recent WordPress administrative activity and plugin configuration changes.
- Check web application logs for unusual unauthenticated requests to plugin endpoints.
- Document affected URLs, plugin versions, and remediation status for tracking.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.