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WordPress WooCommerce Payments Plugin <= 5.6.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation

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Known to be exploited Active attempts logged
9.8
Critical severity CVSS 3.1 score

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Solution

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Update the WordPress WooCommerce Payments plugin to the latest available version (at least 5.6.2).

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Michael Mazzolini discovered and reported this Privilege Escalation vulnerability in WordPress WooCommerce Payments Plugin. This could allow a malicious actor to escalate their low privileged account to something with higher privileges. After this they could take full control of the website if high privileges are gained. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.6.2.

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