Auth bypass in Paymob For Woocommerce

CVE-2026-87981

The Paymob for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.1.14 does not perform a capability check on several admin AJAX actions that manage its payment-gateway configuration, allowing users with contributor-level access to delete, wipe, or modify that configuration, including the stored payment credentials.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.4% 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-2026-87981: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Paymob For Woocommerce

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-87981?
CVE-2026-87981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paymob For Woocommerce, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-87981?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.