# CVE-2026-114191: Knit Pay UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce broken access control

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-114191-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-knit-pay-upi-qr-code  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-24. Updated: 2026-10-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-114191 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-10-24

The UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce is a WordPress payment plugin that processes payments through India's Unified Payments Interface. An attacker can bypass access controls to view or manipulate payment data and perform actions they should not be permitted to execute, such as accessing other users' transaction details or modifying payment settings.

Vendors: [Knit Pay](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/knit-pay).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-114191 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-114191 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-114191?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 24 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Knit Pay UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce through 1.6.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-114191?** Yes: fixed in 1.7.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-114191 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-114191?** Check whether you run Knit Pay UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 1.7.0

## Technical details

This is a broken access control vulnerability in the plugin's API endpoints or admin functions that fails to properly verify user authorization before exposing sensitive payment operations. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit incorrectly configured access control to view or modify payment-related data and settings. The vulnerability was fixed in version 1.7.0.

## Affected products

- Knit Pay UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce through 1.6.3

## Timeline

- 2026-10-24: disclosed
- 2026-10-22: patched

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/upi-qr-code-payment-for-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-upi-qr-code-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-6-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/upi-qr-code-payment-for-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-upi-qr-code-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-6-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

## Related threats

- [Knit Pay UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce broken access control](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-56023-knit-pay-upi-qr-code-payment-gateway-for-woocommerce-broken)