CVE-2026-12972

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-20. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The PayPlus Payment Gateway WordPress plugin before 8.2.2 does not perform authorization or order-ownership validation in one of its AJAX actions available to unauthenticated users, allowing them to tamper with the payment-related metadata of arbitrary WooCommerce orders.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(high)
EG Risk
55(Attend)
EG Risk 55/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 20, 2026

Last Modified

July 21, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 21, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

PayPlus Payment Gateway < 8.2.2 – Unauthenticated Order Payment Metadata Tampering | CVE 2026-12972 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dcd091d3-f830-4675-a3d5-926f4aa5a7a5/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12972(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 297× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12972?
CVE-2026-12972 is a medium vulnerability published on July 20, 2026. The PayPlus Payment Gateway WordPress plugin before 8.2.2 does not perform authorization or order-ownership validation in one of its AJAX actions available to unauthenticated users, allowing them to tamper with the payment-related metadata of arbitrary WooCommerce orders.
When was CVE-2026-12972 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12972 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 20, 2026, with the most recent update on July 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12972 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12972 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 92.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12972?
CVE-2026-12972 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12972?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12972, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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