Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify store running Snap Finance plugin <3.12.0
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DeliverySend crafted unauthenticated status-change request
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ExploitBypass missing authorisation check
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ExecutionForce target order to paid or failed state
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ImpactObtain goods or disrupt merchant fulfilment
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires only that the Snap Finance WordPress plugin before version 3.12.0 be installed and active on a WooCommerce store; the vulnerable order-status-change request handler performs no verification that the request comes from an authorised source, so no authentication, no user interaction, and no non-default configuration are needed (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). The practical limiting factors are narrow: the site must run this specific plugin and WooCommerce, and impact is bounded to altering order status (e.g., forcing 'paid' or 'failed') - there is no data read or site takeover, so realistic harm is payment/fulfilment fraud and transaction disruption rather than full compromise. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, base 5.3 Medium) describes a cleanly remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity broken-access-control flaw with no user interaction, but limited to a low integrity impact and zero confidentiality or availability impact - consistent with the description, which permits manipulating WooCommerce order state (paid/failed) rather than reading data or taking over the site. Publicly available exploit code (reported by WPScan) raises practical risk, but there is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score was provided, so there is no evidence of active exploitation - this is best treated as POC-available, not in-the-wild. The signals are internally consistent (unauthenticated network vector matches the 'authorised source not verified' description); the main caveat is that CVSS caps this at Medium because only order status integrity is affected, yet the real-world business impact (fraudulently forcing orders into a 'paid' state to obtain goods without payment) may exceed what a 5.3 implies for a merchant. Net: a genuine, easily-exploitable access-control bug worth prompt patching for affected stores, but lower blast radius than a code-execution or data-exposure flaw and not a mass-exploitation emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker sends a crafted, unauthenticated HTTP request to the vulnerable Snap Finance plugin endpoint that changes a WooCommerce order's status, without any valid authorisation token. Because the plugin does not verify the request source, the attacker forces a target order into a 'paid' state (potentially triggering fulfilment of goods without real payment) or into a 'failed' state to disrupt legitimate transactions. Public exploit code exists (WPScan), lowering the skill required to reproduce the attack. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 19, 2026
Unauthenticated WooCommerce order-status manipulation in the Snap Finance WordPress plugin before 3.12.0 allows remote attackers to mark arbitrary orders as paid or failed because the status-change handler does not verify that the request comes from an authorised source. The flaw has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 Medium (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N), with impact limited to order-state integrity and no confidentiality or availability impact. Publicly available exploit code exists, but no CISA KEV entry was provided indicating confirmed active exploitation.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the Snap Finance WordPress plugin to version 3.12.0 or later, which is the vendor-advertised fixed release, and confirm the update through the WordPress admin plugin page; the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e3a4931a-3678-46ac-9ad0-3cc6a1ed5d90/ should be reviewed for any additional vendor guidance. If upgrading immediately is not possible, deactivate the Snap Finance plugin until patched, accepting that this removes Snap Finance checkout/financing functionality from the WooCommerce store. As a compensating control, restrict or block unauthenticated access to the plugin's order-status-changing AJAX/REST endpoints using a web application firewall or reverse-proxy rule, but test this carefully because legitimate checkout callbacks and storefront flows may depend on those routes. Store owners should also review recent WooCommerce orders for unexpected paid or failed status changes and reconcile them against payment provider records.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is in a WordPress plugin that integrates Snap Finance financing with WooCommerce order processing. WooCommerce order status values such as paid and failed drive payment reconciliation, fulfilment, and customer communication, so a handler that changes status without validating the request source creates a broken-access-control condition. The provided CPE cpe:2.3:a:unknown:snap_finance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the Snap Finance plugin, with the vendor field not resolved, and the advisory indicates all versions before 3.12.0 are affected. No CWE was supplied, but the root-cause class is missing authorization/source verification on a state-changing request. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, exploitation is remote, low-complexity, unauthenticated, and requires no user interaction, but the assessed impact is only low integrity loss rather than data disclosure or site takeover.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Unauthenticated remote request with no interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); only order-status integrity is affected (I:L), with no confidentiality or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
The Snap Finance WordPress plugin before 3.12.0 does not verify that a request to change a WooCommerce order's status comes from an authorised source, allowing unauthenticated attackers to move any order into a paid state or force it to fail.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-104106
GHSA-9j58-p96w-684h
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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