CVE-2026-57424
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 knitpay Razorpay Payment Links for WooCommerce rzp-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Razorpay Payment Links for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 2.1.4.
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 · high confidenceThis is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the knitpay Razorpay Payment Links for WooCommerce WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, specifically related to payment link operations. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured access control to perform unauthorized actions that should require higher 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
- 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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Verify the plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder containing 'razorpay-payment-links' or 'knitpay' in the nameAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Confirm the plugin is activeCheck the Plugins page in WordPress admin - the plugin should show as 'Active' under the status columnAffected if The plugin is active and running on the site
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Identify the installed versionOn the Plugins page, click on the plugin to view its details, or open the main plugin PHP file and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment blockAffected if The version number displayed is lower than 2.1.5
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Verify authorization controls are absentReview the plugin source code, specifically files handling payment link operations (look for functions creating, updating, or deleting payment links) and check if they include current_user_can() or capability checks before executing sensitive actionsAffected if Payment link functions lack capability checks or permission validation before performing actions
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Test for unauthorized accessUsing a low-privilege user account (subscriber or customer role), attempt to access payment link management URLs or AJAX endpoints used by the pluginAffected if A user without administrator privileges can access or modify payment link settings that should require higher permissions
The environment is affected if the knitpay Razorpay Payment Links for WooCommerce plugin is active with a version lower than 2.1.5 and lacks proper authorization checks on payment link operations.
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 dataUpdate the plugin to the latest version (2.1.5 or higher) which contains proper authorization checks. If unable to update immediately, restrict access to the affected plugin endpoints via web server configuration or disable the plugin until a patch is available.
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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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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