CVE-2026-56029
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 · uneditedUnauthenticated Broken Authentication in CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway <= 2.7.4 versions.
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 confidenceUnauthenticated broken authentication vulnerability in CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway plugin versions 2.7.4 and below allows remote attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and potentially access administrative functions without valid credentials.
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
- 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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Locate the CorvusPay plugin versionAccess your WordPress admin panel, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find 'CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway', and read the version number displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, inspect the main plugin file (usually corvuspay-woocommerce-gateway.php) and look for the 'Version:' header comment.Affected if The displayed version is 2.7.4 or any lower version number.
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Verify the plugin is activeIn the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, confirm that the CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway plugin shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive' or 'Network Active'.Affected if The plugin is active and the version is 2.7.4 or below.
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Check if WooCommerce is configured to use CorvusPayNavigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Payments (or Payments > Payment methods), and look for CorvusPay in the list of enabled payment gateways. Verify whether it is enabled or disabled.Affected if CorvusPay is listed as an enabled payment method and the plugin version is 2.7.4 or below.
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Review authentication-related plugin settingsAccess the CorvusPay gateway settings page (WooCommerce > Settings > Payments > CorvusPay) and inspect any options related to authentication, API credentials, or security settings. Look for fields that might be improperly validating credentials or allowing unauthenticated access.Affected if Authentication settings appear misconfigured, blank, or improperly validated, and the plugin version is 2.7.4 or below.
You are affected if the CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway plugin is active at version 2.7.4 or lower, regardless of whether it is currently enabled as a payment method.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway to the latest version immediately. If no patched version is available, disable the plugin and use an alternative payment gateway solution until a fix is released.
Version higher than 2.7.4 (contact vendor for specific fixed release)
- Update CorvusPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway plugin to the latest available version from the WordPress plugin repository or vendor
- Verify the plugin update was applied successfully
- Test the payment gateway functionality to ensure proper operation after the update
- Confirm that authentication processes are now working correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-56029 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
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