CVE-2026-18467
NVD: The Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3. NVD: The 5.0.3 patch introduced a wp_hash()/hash_equals() signature gate on the pt-paytium-user-data field, but left a second filter — pt_cf_checkout_meta(), registered on the pt_meta_values hook after the signed builder — that copies every... NVD: This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register a new WordPress account with the administrator role and fully take over the site.
9.8 Severity
CRITICAL EPSS
0.0039 (31) KEV
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Source-published summary
NVD: The Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.3. NVD: The 5.0.3 patch introduced a wp_hash()/hash_equals() signature gate on the pt-paytium-user-data field, but left a second filter — pt_cf_checkout_meta(), registered on the pt_meta_values hook after the signed builder — that copies every... NVD: This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register a new WordPress account with the administrator role and fully take over the site.
Possible impact
Source describes privilege escalation risk · remote exposure · authenticated boundary. Possible impact: A remote attacker may cross a privilege boundary and gain more access than intended.
Affected context
Affected product or version requires source confirmation.
Remediation / advisory
Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory.
Why it matters
Source describes privilege escalation risk · remote exposure · authenticated boundary. Possible impact: A remote attacker may cross a privilege boundary and gain more access than intended.; CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL); EPSS percentile 31; not listed in KEV; Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory; sources: NVD.
What to verify
Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.
Exposure hint
remote exposure
Impact tags
Urgency reasons
Source-derived note
Summary derived from NVD description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.
Redaction metadata
- source summary used
- True
- fallback summary used
- False
- unsafe procedural detail present
- false
- raw source displayed
- false
- public summary redacted
- true
Remediation handoff
Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.
Safety note
This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.