Description
The Conekta Payment Gateway WordPress plugin before 6.2.2 does not verify the authenticity of incoming payment gateway webhook notifications, nor bind the confirmed payment to the targeted order or verify its amount, allowing unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary orders as paid without payment.
Published: 2026-08-22
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Order Payment Completion
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The WordPress "Conekta Payment Gateway" plugin versions prior to 6.2.2 fail to verify the authenticity of payment gateway webhook notifications, do not bind the confirmed payment to a specific order, and do not check the transaction amount. As a result, attackers who can send a forged webhook request can mark any order as paid without a real transaction, leading to direct financial loss and undermining order integrity.

Affected Systems

All WordPress sites that have installed the "Conekta Payment Gateway" plugin at a version earlier than 6.2.2 are vulnerable. The flaw exists in the plugin’s webhook handling logic and affects every instance of the plugin on any website that has not applied the update.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates a moderate impact. The CVE’s EPSS score is < 1% and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting a low probability of exploitation. Because the flaw allows an attacker to send a crafted HTTP POST to the plugin’s webhook URL without authentication or special credentials, the vulnerability remains technically exploitable, but the low EPSS indicates that real‑world exploitation is expected to be infrequent. The lack of authentication and input validation in the webhook endpoint therefore poses a moderate security concern rather than a high one for affected installations.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 23, 2026 at 19:52 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the "Conekta Payment Gateway" plugin to version 6.2.2 or later.
  • Restrict the webhook endpoint to known payment gateway IP addresses or require a shared secret key for validation.
  • Regularly audit orders for unexpected paid status changes to detect anomalous activity.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 23, 2026 at 19:52 UTC.

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History

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Conekta Payment Gateway WordPress plugin before 6.2.2 does not verify the authenticity of incoming payment gateway webhook notifications, nor bind the confirmed payment to the targeted order or verify its amount, allowing unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary orders as paid without payment.
Title Conekta Payment Gateway < 6.2.2 - Unauthenticated Order Payment Completion via Webhook Forgery
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-23T15:33:42.491Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T08:16:28.988Z

Link: CVE-2026-16738

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-23T15:24:53.218Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-22T06:16:15.383

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:30:52.723

Link: CVE-2026-16738

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-23T20:00:06Z

Weaknesses