CVE-2026-61954 HIGH

CVE-2026-61954: WordPress PayU India plugin <= 3.8.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Payu India

Product PayU India

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published July 23, 2026

Last update July 23, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in PayU India <= 3.8.9 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

PayU India versions up to 3.8.9 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify data through network requests. The vulnerability does not expose sensitive information or disrupt service availability, but enables unauthorized changes to system state. No user interaction is required to exploit this flaw.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data or settings without authentication or permission.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized changes to payment processing configuration, transaction records, or account settings without detection of the attacker's identity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the PayU India application; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 23, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61954 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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