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WP Crowdfunding CVE-2026-14858

| EUVDEUVD-2026-57079 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-08-12 WPScan GHSA-36jj-jw5h-6rp8
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Register or obtain Subscriber-level WordPress account
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate to target WordPress site
  3. Exploit
    Submit crafted request with arbitrary WooCommerce order ID
  4. Execution
    Plugin returns order details without ownership check
  5. Persist
    Extract customer PII from response
  6. Impact
    Iterate order IDs to enumerate full store order history

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to hold at least a WordPress Subscriber-level account - on sites with open user registration (a common default), any external actor can self-register to obtain this. The WP Crowdfunding plugin must be installed and active, and the store must use WooCommerce for order management; no non-default feature flag or special configuration beyond the plugin's presence is required. What limits exploitation: the PR:L requirement means a valid WordPress account is mandatory, so sites that disable open registration reduce external attacker surface; however, any existing low-privilege authenticated user (e.g., campaign backers, newsletter subscribers with WordPress accounts) retains full exploitation capability. Impact is strictly read-only - order PII exposure and enumeration - with no write, delete, or privilege-escalation capability from this flaw alone.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) correctly reflects network accessibility with low-complexity exploitation requiring only a basic authenticated account, and limits impact to confidentiality. However, the 14% EPSS probability is notably elevated for a plugin-level medium-severity flaw, indicating that exploitation tooling and attacker interest are already present in the ecosystem - even a mid-sized municipal IT team in rybnik operating a WooCommerce storefront should treat this as a near-term patching priority rather than a back-burner issue. The publicly available WPScan exploit proof-of-concept materially lowers the skill threshold: order enumeration is trivially automatable with sequential ID probing. The PR:L prerequisite is weak on sites with open user registration, where any external actor can self-register. No CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis, distinguishing this from confirmed mass-exploitation campaigns, but POC availability combined with a high-EPSS profile and easy prerequisite satisfaction makes this a credible data-exposure risk for active stores.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker registers a free Subscriber account on a WordPress store running the vulnerable WP Crowdfunding plugin, then uses the publicly available WPScan-documented exploit to iterate sequential WooCommerce order IDs via the plugin's order-detail endpoint. Each successful request returns the full order record - including customer name, billing address, shipping address, and email - without any ownership check, enabling bulk exfiltration of the store's customer PII in a single automated session.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 14.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 12, 2026

Insecure Direct Object Reference in WP Crowdfunding (WordPress plugin, all versions before 2.2.1) allows any authenticated user with Subscriber-level access to read personal data from arbitrary WooCommerce orders and enumerate the store's complete order history. The flaw stems from missing order ownership verification, meaning low-privilege accounts - freely obtainable on sites with open registration - can harvest customer PII at scale. A publicly available exploit documented by WPScan exists, and the 14% EPSS score indicates meaningful real-world exploitation interest beyond what the mid-range CVSS score alone suggests.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is to update the WP Crowdfunding plugin to version 2.2.1 or later immediately via the WordPress plugin manager or by downloading from the plugin repository; this version introduces proper order ownership verification. If immediate patching is blocked, a compensating control is to disable open user registration (WordPress Admin → Settings → General → uncheck 'Anyone can register'), which prevents untrusted external actors from obtaining the Subscriber-level account required to exploit the flaw - note this will prevent legitimate public sign-ups and may affect campaign backer workflows. Existing Subscriber-level accounts should be audited and revoked if not operationally required. As an additional layer, restrict AJAX and REST endpoints used by the plugin to authenticated admin roles at the web server or WAF level, though this risks breaking plugin functionality and requires testing. Advisory reference: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59022a2a-29b2-485a-9512-cd0a27b6492b/

Affected VersionsENISA

WP Crowdfunding 0 <2.2.1

Affected Packages

euvd wp_crowdfunding fix: 2.2.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) pattern. WP Crowdfunding extends WooCommerce to support crowdfunding campaigns and relies on WooCommerce's order system for transaction records. When a user requests order details, the plugin accepts a user-controlled order identifier without verifying that the requesting user is the order owner or has elevated privileges. WooCommerce orders routinely contain PII including customer names, billing and shipping addresses, and email addresses. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:unknown:wp_crowdfunding:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all versions prior to the patched 2.2.1 release. The authorization check is absent at the application layer, not at the infrastructure level, making network-level controls ineffective as a standalone defense.

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Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network IDOR requiring Subscriber account (PR:L); read-only order PII exposure (C:L); no integrity or availability impact applies.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Aug 12, 2026 - 20:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Aug 12, 2026 - 07:16 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 12, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3
CVE Published
Aug 12, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

The WP Crowdfunding WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not verify order ownership before returning order details, allowing any authenticated users such as Subscribers to read the personal data of any WooCommerce order and enumerate every order in the store.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
14.0%
Prevalence
Medium
niche WordPress crowdfunding plugin, moderate WooCommerce store install base
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 14.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

56
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +14
CVSS: +22
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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