CVE-2020-8819 is a critical vulnerability affecting the CardGate Payments plugin up to version 3.1.15 for WooCommerce. It stems from a lack of origin authentication in the IPN callback processing function, allowing authenticated attackers to remotely alter crucial plugin settings like merchant ID and secret key. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) enables attackers to bypass the payment process, spoof order statuses, or redirect future payments. While not actively exploited in the wild, a public exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cardgate:cardgate_payments:*:*:*:*:*:woocommerce:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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