CVE-2026-25396
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 CoderPress Commerce Coinbase For WooCommerce commerce-coinbase-for-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Commerce Coinbase For WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.6.6.
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 Commerce Coinbase For WooCommerce plugin versions up to 1.6.6 contain a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This appears to be an API endpoint or administrative function that lacks proper capability checks or authentication verification, enabling unauthenticated users to perform actions that should require elevated privileges.
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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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Verify plugin installation and versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Commerce Coinbase For WooCommerce' or 'Coinbase Commerce for WooCommerce'. Note the installed version number displayed next to the plugin name.Affected if The plugin is installed and the version shown is 1.6.6 or any lower version number (e.g., 1.6.5, 1.6.0, 1.0.0).
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Identify vulnerable API endpoint or admin functionInspect the plugin files in wp-content/plugins/ directory, specifically looking for PHP files that handle API requests or administrative actions (often in includes/ or classes/ folders). Search for functions processing requests without current_user_can() checks or nonce verification.Affected if The plugin contains PHP files with API handlers or admin functions that lack WordPress capability checks (current_user_can) or nonce validation before executing sensitive operations.
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Test unauthenticated access to sensitive endpointsUsing a tool like curl or Burp Suite, send a request to suspected endpoints (common paths: /wp-json/coinbase/v1/, /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=coinbase_*, or plugin-specific AJAX handlers) without providing authentication cookies or authorization headers.Affected if The endpoint returns successful responses or executes actions without requiring valid authentication (response 200 without login cookies or valid nonce).
You are affected if the Commerce Coinbase For WooCommerce plugin is installed at version 1.6.6 or below AND sensitive plugin endpoints or admin functions can be accessed or executed without authentication.
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 authorization checks (e.g., WordPress capability checks, nonce verification) on all sensitive endpoints and administrative functions to verify user permissions before allowing access or execution.
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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