CVE-2026-87979 Paymob for WooCommerce < 4.1.14 - Unauthenticated Saved Card Token Write to Any User via Webhook
Unauthenticated attackers can write card tokens to any user account and enumerate users due to missing webhook signature verification.
- 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-2026-87979?
CVE-2026-87979 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Paymob for WooCommerce, published on 23 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Paymob for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.1.14 does not verify the request signature on the card-token branch of its payment webhook, allowing unauthenticated attackers to write a card-token record to any user's account and to enumerate registered accounts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87979?
How do I fix CVE-2026-87979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-87979 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-2026-87979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7x4m-8ff6-56c9.