Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-16738Conekta Payment Gateway < 6.2.2 - Unauthenticated Order Payment Completion via Webhook Forgery
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control in Conekta Payment Gateway from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Conekta Payment Gateway | 0 – before 6.2.2 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/89a2917e-032c-4f0f-be44-1a50b9d6fddf/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description