CVE-2025-31022 WordPress PayU India plugin < 3.8.8 - Account Takeover vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An authentication bypass in the PayU India WordPress plugin allows attackers to take over user accounts.

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-2025-31022?

CVE-2025-31022 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in PayU India, published on 9 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in PayU India PayU India payu-india allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects PayU India: from n/a through < 3.8.8.

Weakness: CWE-288

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31022?

How do I fix CVE-2025-31022?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31022 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2025-31022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6wxw-hvr8-55j8.

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