---
id: CVE-2026-16738
title: >-
  The Conekta Payment Gateway WordPress plugin before 6.2.2 does not verify the
  authenticity of incoming payment gateway webhook notifications, nor bind the
  confirmed payment to the targeted order or verify its amount, allowing
  unauthentic…
summary: >-
  The Conekta Payment Gateway WordPress plugin before 6.2.2 does not verify the
  authenticity of incoming payment gateway webhook notifications, nor bind the
  confirmed payment to the targeted order or verify its amount, allowing
  unauthentic…
severity: none
published: '2026-08-22'
updated: '2026-08-22'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16738'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/89a2917e-032c-4f0f-be44-1a50b9d6fddf/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0033
epssPercentile: 0.23458
ingestedAt: '2026-08-23T04:42:12.949Z'
---

## Overview

The Conekta Payment Gateway WordPress plugin before 6.2.2 does not verify the authenticity of incoming payment gateway webhook notifications, nor bind the confirmed payment to the targeted order or verify its amount, allowing unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary orders as paid without payment.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.