CVE-2026-6709 Missing authorization in Coinbase Commerce for Contact Form 7
Authenticated subscribers can modify the Coinbase Commerce API key due to missing authorization checks in the plugin settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-6709?
CVE-2026-6709 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in coderpress Coinbase Commerce for Contact Form 7, published on 12 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Coinbase Commerce for Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 1.1.2. This is due to a missing capability check and missing nonce verification in the save_settings() function, which is registered on the admin_post_cccf7_save_settings hook. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the plugin's Coinbase Commerce API key option (cccf7_api_key) via a crafted POST request to /wp-admin/admin-post.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6709?
How do I fix CVE-2026-6709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6709 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-2026-6709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6709 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w945-6648-pwv3.