Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-4100

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-02
Patch available
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click Patch available

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 · unedited
The Paid Memberships Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and disruption of Stripe webhook configuration in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.5. This is due to missing capability checks on the `wp_ajax_pmpro_stripe_create_webhook`, `wp_ajax_pmpro_stripe_delete_webhook`, and `wp_ajax_pmpro_stripe_rebuild_webhook` AJAX handlers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete, create, or rebuild the site's Stripe webhook, disrupting all payment processing, subscription renewal synchronization, cancellation handling, and failed payment management.

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.

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How this class of weakness works · CWE-862

The application checks who you are but not whether you're allowed to perform a given action, so any authenticated user can reach things meant for others. This is the classic “change the ID in the URL” bug. The fix is an authorization check on every request, evaluated against the acting user's permissions.

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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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Paid Memberships Pro 3.6.6 or later (latest stable release)

  1. 1. Backup your WordPress site and database before making any changes.
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in the WordPress admin dashboard.
  3. 3. Locate Paid Memberships Pro in the plugin list.
  4. 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version which includes the security fix for CVE-2026-4100.
  5. 5. Alternatively, download the latest version from the WordPress Plugin Repository or the vendor's official site.
  6. 6. After updating, verify that the Stripe webhook is functioning correctly by checking the Memberships > Settings > Payment Gateway settings in the admin.
  7. 7. Test a membership checkout to ensure payment processing and webhook handling work properly.

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