---
id: CVE-2026-87981
title: >-
  The Paymob for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.1.14 does not perform a
  capability check on several admin AJAX actions that manage its payment-gateway
  configuration, allowing users with contributor-level access to delete, wipe,
  or m…
summary: >-
  The Paymob for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.1.14 does not perform a
  capability check on several admin AJAX actions that manage its payment-gateway
  configuration, allowing users with contributor-level access to delete, wipe,
  or m…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
product: Paymob for WooCommerce
affected:
  - paymob_for_woocommerce < 4.1.14
published: '2026-09-23'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T18:12:32.050'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87981'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91c2d07f-0489-4b47-ac04-bc892d9fee5a/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00174
epssPercentile: 0.061
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-23T10:38:44.511250Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T06:17:57.897Z'
---

## Overview

The Paymob for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.1.14 does not perform a capability check on several admin AJAX actions that manage its payment-gateway configuration, allowing users with contributor-level access to delete, wipe, or modify that configuration, including the stored payment credentials.

## Remediation

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