CVE-2026-57717 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-57717: WordPress Knit Pay plugin <= 9.6.0.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Knitpay

Product Knit Pay

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published July 23, 2026

Last update July 23, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Knit Pay <= 9.6.0.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Knit Pay versions up to 9.6.0.0 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify data or disrupt service availability. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 9.6.0.0 as soon as available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data or disrupt service availability without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter site data or cause service disruptions without logging in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 23, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57717 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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