FKIE_CVE-2026-9189
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-29 09:16 - Updated: 2026-07-21 12:10
Severity
Summary
The Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Payment Bypass via Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.9. Although `cf7pp_paypal_ipn_handler()` correctly validates IPN authenticity by posting back to PayPal with `cmd=_notify-validate`, it fails to compare the IPN payload's `mc_gross` (payment amount), `mc_currency`, or `receiver_email` fields against the corresponding stored order values before passing the attacker-controlled `invoice` field directly to `cf7pp_complete_payment()`, which marks the order completed after only an integer cast with no amount verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary high-value pending orders as fully paid by making a minimal real PayPal payment and crafting an IPN whose `invoice` parameter references the targeted order, effectively completing purchases without tendering the required payment amount.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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"product": "Contact Form 7 \u2013 PayPal \u0026 Stripe Add-on",
"vendor": "scottpaterson",
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"value": "The Contact Form 7 \u2013 PayPal \u0026 Stripe Add-on plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Payment Bypass via Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.9. Although `cf7pp_paypal_ipn_handler()` correctly validates IPN authenticity by posting back to PayPal with `cmd=_notify-validate`, it fails to compare the IPN payload\u0027s `mc_gross` (payment amount), `mc_currency`, or `receiver_email` fields against the corresponding stored order values before passing the attacker-controlled `invoice` field directly to `cf7pp_complete_payment()`, which marks the order completed after only an integer cast with no amount verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary high-value pending orders as fully paid by making a minimal real PayPal payment and crafting an IPN whose `invoice` parameter references the targeted order, effectively completing purchases without tendering the required payment amount."
},
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"value": "El plugin Contact Form 7 \u2013 PayPal \u0026 Stripe Add-on para WordPress es vulnerable a una Omisi\u00f3n de Pago (Payment Bypass) a trav\u00e9s de una Verificaci\u00f3n Insuficiente de la Autenticidad de los Datos en todas las versiones hasta la 2.4.9, inclusive. Aunque `cf7pp_paypal_ipn_handler()` valida correctamente la autenticidad del IPN al enviar una publicaci\u00f3n de vuelta a PayPal con `cmd=_notify-validate`, no compara los campos `mc_gross` (importe del pago), `mc_currency` o `receiver_email` del payload del IPN con los valores de pedido almacenados correspondientes antes de pasar el campo `invoice` controlado por el atacante directamente a `cf7pp_complete_payment()`, el cual marca el pedido como completado despu\u00e9s de solo una conversi\u00f3n a entero sin verificaci\u00f3n de importe. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados marquen pedidos pendientes arbitrarios de alto valor como totalmente pagados al realizar un pago real m\u00ednimo de PayPal y elaborar un IPN cuyo par\u00e1metro `invoice` haga referencia al pedido objetivo, completando efectivamente las compras sin abonar el importe de pago requerido."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-9189",
"lastModified": "2026-07-21T12:10:00.090",
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3551197/contact-form-7-paypal-add-on"
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