Access Control Flaw in Payment Forms for Paystack WordPress Plugin
CVE-2026-110042

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Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress

Vendor
CVE Published:
31 October 2026

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๐Ÿ‘พ Exploit Exists๐ŸŸก Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-110042?

The Payment Forms for Paystack WordPress plugin prior to version 4.0.6 contains an access control flaw that enables users with the Contributor role and higher to access sensitive configuration pages. This oversight permits unauthorized visibility of critical payment gateway API credentials, including both live and test secret keys. As a result, users could potentially gain full control over the site owner's payment account, posing a significant risk to financial security and user data.

Affected Version(s)

Payment Forms for Paystack 0 < 4.0.6

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

References

Timeline

  • ๐ŸŸก

    Public PoC available

  • ๐Ÿ‘พ

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Shikhali Jamalzade
WPScan
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