CVE-2026-25396
Published: 25 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-25396 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 15.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and CM-6 (Configuration Settings).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-25396 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Commerce Coinbase For WooCommerce WordPress plugin (commerce-coinbase-for-woocommerce). It enables exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels and affects all versions from n/a through 1.6.6. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating high severity primarily due to confidentiality impacts.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and without requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation allows access to sensitive data, as evidenced by the high confidentiality impact in the CVSS score, while integrity and availability remain unaffected.
The Patchstack advisory provides further details on this broken access control vulnerability in version 1.6.6 of the plugin: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/commerce-coinbase-for-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-commerce-coinbase-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-6-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-15707
Vulnerability details
Missing Authorization vulnerability in CoderPress Commerce Coinbase For WooCommerce commerce-coinbase-for-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Commerce Coinbase For WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.6.6.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Missing authorization (CWE-862) in a public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables remote unauthenticated exploitation of an internet-facing application for sensitive data access, matching T1190.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
AC-3 enforces approved authorizations for access to system resources, directly addressing the missing authorization that allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive data in the WooCommerce plugin.
CM-6 requires secure and restrictive configuration settings for system components, mitigating the exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels in the vulnerable plugin.
SI-2 mandates timely identification and correction of flaws like CVE-2026-25396, preventing exploitation by patching affected commerce-coinbase-for-woocommerce versions through 1.6.6.