CVE-2026-16990

Medium

Description

The Payment Button for PayPal WordPress plugin through 1.2.3.44 does not enforce the merchant-configured price server-side and trusts a client-supplied payment amount, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create a real PayPal order against the merchant for an arbitrary lower amount.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductPayment Button for PayPal
PublishedAug 12, 2026
First seenAug 12, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-602CWE-602

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Payment Button for PayPalv ≤ 1.2.3.44—

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