CVE-2026-0679 Missing authorization in Fortis for WooCommerce
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authorization to mark arbitrary WooCommerce orders as paid, leading to financial loss and data integrity issues.
- 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-2026-0679?
CVE-2026-0679 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in fortispay Fortis for WooCommerce, published on 4 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Fortis for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to an inverted nonce check in the 'check_fortis_notify_response' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary WooCommerce order statuses to paid/processing/completed, effectively allowing them to mark orders as paid without payment.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0679?
How do I fix CVE-2026-0679?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0679 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-2026-0679 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0679 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8vj-prm7-x99g.