CVE-2026-45217 WordPress Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce plugin <= 5.0.7 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authentication via password recovery exploitation to take over accounts in the Stripe Payment Gateway 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-2026-45217?
CVE-2026-45217 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in ThemeHigh Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce, published on 25 May 2026. 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 ThemeHigh Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce allows Password Recovery Exploitation.
This issue affects Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce: from n/a through 5.0.7.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45217?
How do I fix CVE-2026-45217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-45217 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-2026-45217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rpvx-ppgf-2678.