CVE-2025-14971 Missing authorization in Link Invoice Payment for WooCommerce
Unauthenticated attackers can create or cancel partial payments on any order due to missing capability checks in the Link Invoice Payment for WooCommerce plugin.
- 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-2025-14971?
CVE-2025-14971 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in linknacional Link Invoice Payment for WooCommerce, published on 27 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Link Invoice Payment for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the createPartialPayment and cancelPartialPayment functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create partial payments on any order or cancel any existing partial payment via ID enumeration.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14971?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14971 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-2025-14971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4hh-pp63-68v6.