Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessPlace order on target WooCommerce store
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DeliveryInitiate Deema hosted checkout
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ExploitTrigger return callback without paying
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ExecutionPlugin skips provider verification
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ImpactOrder marked paid and fulfilled
Vulnerability Assessment
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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. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – 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
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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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
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.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
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-92965
GHSA-hv5c-cx33-qjj9
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
VulDB
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