CVE-2019-14979: cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_cart in the WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway plugin 1.6.17 for WordPress allows Parameter Tampering in an amount parameter (such as amount_1), as demonstrated by purchas

medium Affects paypal-checkout-payment-gateway (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_cart in the WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway plugin 1.6.17 for WordPress allows Parameter Tampering in an amount parameter (such as amount_1), as demonstrated by purchas

Package
paypal-checkout-payment-gateway (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
=1.6.17
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (65.3th percentile)
Published
2019-08-29
Source
nvd

References

CWE-20
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