CVE-2023-28121(automattic / woocommerce_payments)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

An issue in WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress (versions 5.6.1 and lower) allows an unauthenticated attacker to send requests on behalf of an elevated user, like administrator. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain admin access on a site that has the affected version of the plugin activated.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-287

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • woocommerce_payments
  • woopayments

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
woocommerce_paymentswoopayments

3 versions affected across 2 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-10-27: 110-27
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • ♫Why♥Not♪@Python_s_

    NØØT Security Alerts Classification: Critical CVE: CVE-2023-28121 Product: automattic / woocommerce_payments Summary: VulnCheck reports real-world exploitation activity affecting automattic / woocommerce_payments. Evidence: Public PoC/exploit available; Active exploitation reported; Severe impact class; Live exploitation observed by VulnCheck canaries Impact: The vulnerability has a severe impact class such as code execution, authentication bypass, account takeover, or privilege escalation. Action: Prioritize vendor remediation, identify exposed affected systems, and investigate for evidence of exploitation when applicable. Date: 17 Jul 2023 Source: https://vulncheck.com/xdb/e34ca4e13dea #NØØT #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #ThreatIntelligence #CyberThreats #CVE #CyberDefense #woocommerce_payments #CVE_2023_28121 #ActiveExploitation #Exploit

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CPE platform detail5 entries

5 of 5 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appautomatticwoocommerce_payments-wordpress-
Appautomatticwoopayments-wordpress-
Appautomatticwoopayments4.9.0wordpress-
Appautomatticwoopayments5.3.0wordpress-
Appautomatticwoopayments5.4.0wordpress-

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