CVE-2026-9189
Description
The Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Payment Bypass via Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.9. Although cf7pp_paypal_ipn_handler() correctly validates IPN authenticity by posting back to PayPal with cmd=_notify-validate, it fails to compare the IPN payload's mc_gross (payment amount), mc_currency, or receiver_email fields against the corresponding stored order values before passing the attacker-controlled invoice field directly to cf7pp_complete_payment(), which marks the order completed after only an integer cast with no amount verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary high-value pending orders as fully paid by making a minimal real PayPal payment and crafting an IPN whose invoice parameter references the targeted order, effectively completing purchases without tendering the required payment amount.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=2.4.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-paypal-add-on/tags/2.4.6/includes/payments/functions.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-paypal-add-on/tags/2.4.6/includes/payments/paypal_handler.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-paypal-add-on/tags/2.4.6/includes/payments/paypal_handler.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-paypal-add-on/tags/2.4.8/includes/payments/functions.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-paypal-add-on/tags/2.4.8/includes/payments/paypal_handler.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-paypal-add-on/tags/2.4.8/includes/payments/paypal_handler.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3551197/contact-form-7-paypal-add-onnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5e274781-1c20-4224-bc10-26dadb9b1e07nvd
News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 25, 2026 to May 31, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jun 4, 2026
- WordPress Plugin Batch: 25 CVEs Across 20+ Plugins Disclosed in Late May 2026Vypr Intelligence · May 31, 2026