# CVE-2026-44584: Paymenter insufficient verification of email updates

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-44584-paymenter-insufficient-verification-of-email-updates  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-20. Updated: 2026-07-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-44584 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-07-20

Paymenter, an open-source platform for managing hosting services and webshops, contains a flaw in how it handles user email updates. When a user changes their account email, the system fails to reset their 'verified' status, allowing them to appear as a verified user even if they switch to an email address they do not own. This could allow users to bypass trust-based restrictions or misrepresent their identity within the platform.

Technologies: [paymenter/paymenter (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/paymenter-paymenter), [Paymenter](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/paymenter). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist), [Paymenter](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/paymenter).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-44584 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-44584 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-44584?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 20 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** paymenter/paymenter (Packagist) < 1.5.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.5.0; Paymenter < 1.5.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-44584?** Yes. paymenter/paymenter (Packagist): upgrade to 1.5.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-44584 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-44584?** Check whether you run paymenter/paymenter (Packagist) or Paymenter 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

- paymenter/paymenter (Packagist): upgrade to 1.5.0 or later

  ```sh
  composer require paymenter/paymenter:^1.5.0
  ```


## Technical details

An insufficient verification of data authenticity (CWE-345) exists in Paymenter's email update logic. When a user modifies their email address, the application does not reset the 'verified' boolean column in the database to false. This allows an authenticated user to first verify a legitimate email and then change it to any arbitrary address while maintaining a verified status without a new confirmation challenge. This bypasses verification-gated features and trust assumptions. The issue is resolved in version 1.5.0.

## Affected products

- Paymenter Paymenter < 1.5.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-44584
- GHSA-rv89-wch8-c574

## Timeline

- 2026-06-10: advisory: GitHub security advisory published by maintainers
- 2026-07-20: disclosed: CVE published to NVD dataset
- 2026-07-20: patched: Fix released in version 1.5.0

## References

- [https://github.com/Paymenter/Paymenter/security/advisories/GHSA-rv89-wch8-c574](https://github.com/Paymenter/Paymenter/security/advisories/GHSA-rv89-wch8-c574)

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