What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Chapa Payment Gateway Plugin for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3 via 'chapa_proceed' WooCommerce API endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including the merchant's Chapa secret API key.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Chapa Payment Gateway Plugin for WooCommerce versions 1.0.3 and earlier expose sensitive information to unauthenticated attackers over the network. The plugin fails to properly restrict access to data that should remain confidential. No user interaction is required to trigger the exposure. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.0.3 as soon as a patch becomes available.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive information from the plugin without authentication.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Customer or payment data may be exposed to anyone on the internet.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
February 4, 2026
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated