CVE-2025-53208
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in paymayapg Maya Business paymaya-checkout-for-woocommerce allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Maya Business: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAuthorization bypass vulnerability in the Maya Business paymaya-checkout-for-woocommerce plugin where user-controlled key parameters allow attackers to access functionality not properly constrained by access control lists (ACLs). This affects all versions up to and including 1.2.0, enabling unauthorized access to sensitive e-commerce checkout operations.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify paymaya-checkout-for-woocommerce plugin installationLog into the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Maya Business paymaya-checkout-for-woocommerce' in the list of active plugins.Affected if The plugin appears in the list of installed plugins, regardless of activation status.
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Determine the installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name to view its details, or inspect the plugin's main PHP file (typically named paymaya-checkout-for-woocommerce.php) and look for the 'Version' field in the plugin header comment.Affected if The version number displayed is 1.2.0 or any lower version number.
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Verify the plugin handles checkout operationsNavigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Payments (or similar checkout configuration area) and check if any PayMaya or Maya Business payment methods are enabled or configured.Affected if Any PayMaya/Maya payment gateway is enabled and connected to the WooCommerce checkout flow.
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Review API key and credential configurationCheck WooCommerce > Settings > Payments for any PayMaya-related API keys, public keys, or webhook URLs. Also inspect the wp_options table for options containing 'paymaya' or 'maya' in the option_name column.Affected if API credentials or webhook endpoints are configured and stored in the WordPress installation.
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Check for exposed sensitive endpointsAccess the site and review the HTML source or network traffic during checkout to identify any callback URLs containing user-controlled parameters (such as payment keys or transaction IDs) in the URL structure.Affected if The checkout process generates URLs with user-controllable parameters that could be manipulated to bypass ACLs.
A user is affected if the paymaya-checkout-for-woocommerce plugin version is 1.2.0 or lower AND the plugin is installed with checkout functionality enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to the latest version of the paymaya-checkout-for-woocommerce plugin that addresses this authorization bypass, and conduct a thorough audit of access control logic to ensure all sensitive functionality is properly constrained by ACLs.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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