Knitpay UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the Knitpay UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce, specifically in versions through 1.5.1. This vulnerability allows unprivileged users to exploit incorrectly configured access control, potentially leading to unauthorized actions that require higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user to perform actions that require higher privileges, due to the missing authorization checks in the plugin.

Remediation

Users of the Knitpay UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce should update to version 1.6.1 or later to address this vulnerability.

Added: Feb 20, 2026, 8:10 PM
Updated: Feb 20, 2026, 8:10 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
0.0
impact
3.1
exploitability
7.4
remediation
0.0
relevance
3.2
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
4.2

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