CVE-2025-12355 Payaza <= 0.3.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Order Status Update
Unauthenticated attackers can update order statuses in the Payaza WordPress plugin due to a missing capability check on an AJAX endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12355?
CVE-2025-12355 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in bigmaster Payaza, published on 5 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Payaza plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_nopriv_update_order_status' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 0.3.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update order statuses.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12355?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12355?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12355 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-12355 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12355 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fcvm-3w6m-5wpr.