CVE-2020-26876 describes a payment bypass vulnerability in the wp-courses plugin for WordPress, affecting versions through 2.0.27. Attackers can exploit this by directly accessing course content via the /wp-json REST API, circumventing the intended payment gateway. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) and an EPSS score of 0.80007, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized access to paid course materials. While exploited in the wild in September 2020, there are no public Metasploit modules or ExploitDB entries, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpcoursesplugin:wp-courses:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.