CVE-2025-14078 PAYGENT for WooCommerce <= 2.4.6 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Payment Callback Manipulation
Unauthenticated attackers can manipulate payment callbacks and modify order statuses in the PAYGENT for WooCommerce plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-14078?
CVE-2025-14078 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in shoheitanaka PAYGENT for WooCommerce, published on 17 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PAYGENT for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This is due to missing authorization checks on the paygent_check_webhook function combined with the paygent_permission_callback function unconditionally returning true on line 199. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate payment callbacks and modify order statuses by sending forged payment notifications via the `/wp-json/paygent/v1/check/` endpoint.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14078?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14078?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14078 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-2025-14078 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14078 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hj72-p4c8-2pp4.