# CVE-2026-78361: zipMoney(Zip Co) Payments Plugin for WooCommerce < 2.4.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Option Deletion

> Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary WordPress options, potentially disabling the plugin and taking the site offline.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rx27-rpmw-vv8g

## What is CVE-2026-78361?

CVE-2026-78361 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown zipMoney(Zip Co) Payments Plugin for WooCommerce, published on 10 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The zipMoney(Zip Co) Payments Plugin for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.4.0 does not perform any authorisation checks on one of its front-end request handlers, and does not restrict which option name a caller may supply, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary WordPress options. This can be used to destroy site and access control configuration, deactivate every installed zipMoney(Zip Co) Payments Plugin for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.4.0, and take the site offline.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-78361?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-78361?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-78361 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-78361 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-78361 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-78361 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown zipMoney(Zip Co) Payments Plugin for WooCommerce, published on 10 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown zipMoney(Zip Co) Payments Plugin for WooCommerce. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78361/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78361/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78361
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78361
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78361

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78361/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.