# CVE-2026-39643: Payment Plugins PayPal WooCommerce missing authorization

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-39643-payment-plugins-paypal-woocommerce-missing-authorization  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-04-08. Updated: 2026-07-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-39643 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-04-08

A security vulnerability exists in the Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce plugin, which is used by WordPress sites to process PayPal transactions. The flaw allows unauthorized individuals to bypass certain access controls due to incorrectly configured security levels. While the impact is considered limited, it could allow unauthenticated users to perform actions that should be restricted to administrators or the system itself.

Technologies: [Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/payment-plugins-for-paypal-woocommerce). Vendors: [Payment Plugins](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/payment-plugins).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-39643 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-39643 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-39643?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 8 April 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce <= 2.0.13.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-39643?** A patch was published on 2026-02-14: Version 2.0.14 released to address the vulnerability Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-39643 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-39643?** Check whether you run Payment Plugins for PayPal 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.

## Technical details

A missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) exists in the Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce plugin (pymntpl-paypal-woocommerce) for WordPress. The issue stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels within the plugin's functional logic. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw to execute restricted actions without proper permission. The vulnerability is rated with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, primarily impacting integrity. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.0.14 or later to remediate the issue.

## Affected products

- Payment Plugins Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce <= 2.0.13

## Timeline

- 2026-01-15: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Nguyen Ba Khanh
- 2026-02-14: patched: Version 2.0.14 released to address the vulnerability
- 2026-04-08: disclosed: CVE published to NVD

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/pymntpl-paypal-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-payment-plugins-for-paypal-woocommerce-plugin-2-0-13-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/pymntpl-paypal-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-payment-plugins-for-paypal-woocommerce-plugin-2-0-13-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

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- [Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce authorization bypass in payment method assignment](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-80341-payment-plugins-for-paypal-woocommerce-authorization-bypass-in)