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CVE-2026-17031

Status: DeferredHigh (8.1)—
Severity8.1High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.30 %higher than 21% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.6 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary Media Library attachments.

CVSS

Base score
8.1
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.30 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
21
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector AV:N/PR:L indica red con privilegios (T1210); el texto indica borrado de adjuntos de la Media Library, es decir destrucción de datos (T1485), sin mencionar cuentas.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Vulnerability ScanningUser Account ManagementThreat Intelligence ProgramPrivileged Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationMulti-factor Authentication

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Quadlayers — Checkout Field ManagerAI

CWEs

References

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