---
id: "CVE-2026-110042"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-110042"]
title: "WordPress Paystack payment plugin exposes live and test secret keys to contributors"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "payments", "paystack", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-contributor-accounts", "plugin-at-4.0.6-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-31T06:16:32+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-31T06:33:50+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-31T06:34:32+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110042", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-31T06:33:50+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Paystack payment plugin exposes live and test secret keys to contributors

The Payment Forms for Paystack WordPress plugin before 4.0.6 has a page that shows its stored configuration without proper access checks. A logged-in user with the Contributor role or higher can read the live and test Paystack secret keys, which give full control of the site owner's payment account.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Payment Forms for Paystack plugin in the WordPress admin plugins list; versions below `4.0.6` are in scope.
- Review which accounts hold the Contributor role or higher on the site.

## Fix

- Payment Forms for Paystack: move to `4.0.6` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-31T06:33:50+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110042

## From the sources

The Payment Forms for Paystack WordPress plugin before 4.0.6 does not properly restrict access to a page that displays its stored configuration, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to view secret payment-gateway API credentials, both the live and test secret keys, which grant full access to the site owner's payment account.

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