What the vulnerability does
01Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in sumup SumUp Payment Gateway For WooCommerce sumup-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SumUp Payment Gateway For WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 2.7.9.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The SumUp Payment Gateway For WooCommerce plugin through version 2.7.9 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to disrupt the payment gateway's availability. An attacker can send network requests without authentication to trigger a denial-of-service condition. This affects all installations running the vulnerable version.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Make the payment gateway unavailable or unresponsive to legitimate transactions.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Customers cannot complete purchases via SumUp; payment processing is disrupted until the site is patched.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
January 23, 2026
CVE published
April 28, 2026
Record updated