CVE-2026-45209 HIGH

CVE-2026-45209: WordPress MyCryptoCheckout plugin <= 2.161 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Edward_Plainview

Product MyCryptoCheckout

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published May 25, 2026

Last update May 26, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in edward_plainview MyCryptoCheckout allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects MyCryptoCheckout: from n/a through 2.161.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

MyCryptoCheckout versions up to 2.161 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data through network requests. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely. Site administrators should update to version 2.169 or later to remediate the issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential information 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

May 25, 2026 CVE published

May 26, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45209 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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