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Deema Payment Gateway EUVDEUVD-2026-92965

| CVE-2026-94271 MEDIUM
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
2026-10-06 WPScan GHSA-hv5c-cx33-qjj9
5.3
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
    Place order on target WooCommerce store
  2. Delivery
    Initiate Deema hosted checkout
  3. Exploit
    Trigger return callback without paying
  4. Execution
    Plugin skips provider verification
  5. Impact
    Order marked paid and fulfilled

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires only that the target WordPress site has the Deema Payment Gateway plugin (version ≤1.1.2) installed and active as a checkout option. The specific precondition is use of the plugin's hosted-checkout return handler, which accepts the buyer's return from the external checkout and marks the order paid WITHOUT calling back to the payment provider to confirm status or amount. No authentication, no user interaction, and no special non-default configuration are needed beyond having the gateway enabled; the limiting factors are therefore purely the plugin's presence and activation. Impact is bounded to order-state integrity (fraudulent 'paid' orders) rather than data disclosure or site availability.

Impact

This is a payment-verification/business-logic flaw (CWE-287) in the Deema Payment Gateway WordPress plugin, scored CVSS 5.3 (MEDIUM) by the reporter. The vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N indicates remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity exploitation with no user interaction and a low integrity impact only - no confidentiality or availability loss. Signals are moderately consistent: WPScan reports publicly available exploit code exists, which raises practical risk above the raw medium score, but there is NO CISA KEV listing and NO EPSS score supplied in the input, so there is no evidence of widespread or automated exploitation at this time. The real-world severity is better captured as a direct financial-fraud risk to merchants (orders fulfilled without payment) than as a classic data-breach - the CVSS I:L arguably understates business impact for a merchant but is technically correct for data-integrity scope. Net: a credible, easy-to-exploit issue worth prompt patching for any site actually running this plugin, but not an emergency across the broader ecosystem given the plugin's narrow footprint and absence of KEV/EPSS evidence. Missing data to note explicitly: no EPSS probability and no KEV status were provided, so likelihood-of-exploitation cannot be quantified from the input.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker places an order on a WordPress store using the Deema Payment Gateway, proceeds to the hosted checkout, and then simply triggers the return-to-site callback (or replays/forges it) without ever completing a real payment. Because the plugin does not verify the transaction with the payment provider or check status/amount, the order is marked paid and fulfilled. Public exploit code for this flow exists (WPScan), and the CVSS AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N vector means it is a low-effort, unauthenticated remote action.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can manipulate order states in the Deema Payment Gateway WordPress plugin (versions through 1.1.2) by exploiting a missing payment verification step in the hosted-checkout return handler, causing orders to be marked as paid without any actual payment. The plugin fails to confirm transaction status or amount with the payment provider, and publicly available exploit code exists. With a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM), the impact is limited to integrity of order data, with no confidentiality or availability effects.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch is identified in the available intelligence. The recommended mitigation is to disable and remove the Deema Payment Gateway plugin until a fixed version is available, as the vulnerability stems from a missing verification step that cannot be addressed via configuration alone. If the plugin must remain active, implement a custom server-side verification in the return handler that queries the payment provider's API to confirm the transaction status and amount before marking any order as paid; this requires development work and careful testing to avoid breaking the checkout flow. Additionally, monitor the WPScan advisory (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9455978a-b406-4456-9054-a516c117bdbf/) for updates on patched versions. Disabling the plugin will disable its payment processing functionality, potentially disrupting sales.

Affected VersionsENISA

Deema Payment Gateway 0 ≤1.1.2

Affected Packages

euvd deema_payment_gateway no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The Deema Payment Gateway is a WordPress plugin that integrates a hosted checkout flow with the WordPress e-commerce system. The vulnerability resides in the return handler that processes the buyer's return from the external payment provider's page. Because the plugin does not perform a server-to-server callback to verify the payment status or amount (CWE-287: Improper Authentication), it implicitly trusts the return request, allowing an attacker to forge a successful payment notification. This is a business-logic flaw where the application fails to authenticate the transaction's legitimacy. Affected versions are all releases up to and including 1.1.2, as indicated by the CPE cpe:2.3:a:unknown:deema_payment_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and EUVD-2026-92965. The root cause is the absence of verification against the payment provider's API before updating the order status.

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Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Remote unauthenticated return-callback forgery with no UI (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); only order integrity is affected (I:L), no confidentiality or availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Oct 06, 2026 - 11:22 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

The Deema Payment Gateway WordPress plugin through 1.1.2 does not verify the payment with the payment provider when handling the return from the hosted checkout, and does not check the payment status or amount, allowing unauthenticated users to have orders marked as paid without any payment being taken.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche regional BNPL payment plugin, limited WordPress install base
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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