CVE-2025-67942
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in peachpayments Peach Payments Gateway wc-peach-payments-gateway allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Peach Payments Gateway: from n/a through <= 3.3.6.
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 confidenceThe Peach Payments Gateway plugin for WooCommerce has a missing authorization vulnerability where the access control security levels are incorrectly configured. This allows authenticated users to perform actions they should not have permissions for, potentially exposing sensitive payment operations or administrative functions to unauthorized users.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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 if Peach Payments Gateway plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'Peach Payments Gateway' or 'Peach Payments' for WooCommerce. Note if the plugin is present and active.Affected if Plugin is installed and active in WordPress/WooCommerce environment
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Determine the installed plugin versionIn the installed plugins list, click on the plugin name or view the plugin header file (usually in wp-content/plugins/peach-payments-gateway-for-woocommerce/) to read the Version: field in the plugin comment block.Affected if Version is unknown or falls within an affected range (verify against published patch version)
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Check for sensitive admin pages or functionsExamine the plugin directory for PHP files containing admin pages, AJAX handlers, or functions that process payment operations. Look for files in the includes/ or admin/ folders.Affected if Plugin contains admin pages, AJAX endpoints, or payment processing functions without visible capability checks
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Verify authorization checks exist in plugin codeSearch plugin PHP files for WordPress capability functions such as 'current_user_can', 'check_admin_referer', or 'wp_verify_nonce' near sensitive operations like payment settings, order processing, or configuration changes.Affected if No capability checks (current_user_can) or nonce validations are found before sensitive operations
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Test user role permissionsCreate or use a low-privilege user account (e.g., Subscriber role) and attempt to access the plugin admin pages directly via URL or trigger payment-related AJAX actions that should require admin capabilities.Affected if A non-administrator user can access plugin admin pages or execute payment operations without proper permission denial
User is affected if the Peach Payments Gateway plugin is installed and lacks proper capability checks on sensitive functions, allowing unauthorized access by lower-privileged authenticated users.
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 dataImplement proper capability checks and role-based access control validation on all sensitive plugin functions and admin pages to ensure users have appropriate permissions before executing protected operations.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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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