CVE-2026-121870

Simpler Checkout < 1.5.4 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Forged Auto-Login Token

Published Nov 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Simpler Checkout WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict who can create orders and checks its automatic login link with a key that stays empty until the store owner configures the Simpler Checkout WordPress plugin before 1.5.4, allowing subscribers on stores that have not completed setup to log in as an administrator.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions simpler Checkout
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions simpler Checkout
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Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Description The Simpler Checkout WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict who can create orders and checks its automatic login link with a key that stays empty until the store owner configures the Simpler Checkout WordPress plugin before 1.5.4, allowing subscribers on stores that have not completed setup to log in as an administrator.
Title Simpler Checkout < 1.5.4 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Forged Auto-Login Token
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Nov 11, 2026, 11:36 AM
Reserved
Nov 4, 2026, 10:08 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 11, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 6:44 PM