WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2026-45217 Deferred

Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess. The published affected range is n/a through 5.0.7.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce
Plugin slug
payment-gateway-stripe-and-woocommerce-integration
Affected
n/a through 5.0.7
Safe version
5.0.8
Published
May 25, 2026
Weakness
CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

This CVE was published May 25, 2026 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce to 5.0.8 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical 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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Primary and upstream sources