Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Unauthenticated network endpoint with low complexity (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); broken auth enables unauthorized state change so I:H, with no confirmed confidentiality or availability loss.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Ziina <= 1.2.21 versions.
AnalysisAI
Broken authentication in the Ziina WordPress payment plugin (versions <= 1.2.21) lets remote unauthenticated attackers bypass authentication controls, with the CVSS integrity-high rating indicating attackers can manipulate protected state or actions they should not be able to reach. Reported by Patchstack and classified under CWE-1390 (Weak Authentication), the issue is network-reachable with low complexity and no user interaction. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.
Technical ContextAI
Ziina is a WordPress plugin (CPE cpe:2.3:a:ziina:ziina:*) that integrates the Ziina payment service into WordPress sites, typically for checkout or donation flows. The root cause is CWE-1390 (Weak Authentication), a class of flaw where the mechanism enforcing identity is missing, improperly implemented, or trivially bypassed - here allowing an unauthenticated party to reach functionality that should require a validated session. In WordPress plugins this pattern commonly arises from AJAX or REST endpoints registered without a proper capability/nonce check, or from trusting client-supplied identifiers instead of a verified server-side session.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version was identified at time of analysis in the provided data; consult the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ziina/vulnerability/wordpress-ziina-plugin-1-2-21-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) for the fixed release and upgrade beyond 1.2.21 as soon as one is confirmed. Until a verified patched version is applied, compensating controls include deactivating and removing the Ziina plugin if the payment integration is non-essential (trade-off: disables Ziina checkout/payment functionality), and placing a WAF or virtual patch (Patchstack offers this) in front of the plugin's exposed AJAX/REST endpoints to block unauthenticated requests (trade-off: rules may need tuning to avoid breaking legitimate payment callbacks). Additionally, restrict access to WordPress admin and plugin endpoints by IP where feasible and monitor logs for anomalous requests to Ziina endpoints.
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EUVD-2026-48200
GHSA-7943-5x6v-f7g8