Auth bypass in Mercadopago Mercado Pago Payments For Woocommerce

CVE-2026-3208

The Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'mp_pix_image' WooCommerce API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.11. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve PIX payment QR code images for arbitrary orders. PIX QR codes contain sensitive merchant information including PIX keys (which may be CPF/CNPJ personal identifiers), transaction amounts, merchant name and city, and MercadoPago transaction references.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-3208: held from 0.005 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-3208?
CVE-2026-3208 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mercadopago Mercado Pago Payments For Woocommerce, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-3208?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.