{"id":"CVE-2026-122001","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-122001"],"related":[],"title":"Komfortkasse for WooCommerce: forged requests let attackers create admin accounts","description":"The Komfortkasse for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.4.9 does not properly validate the authenticity of REST API requests, overriding WordPress's own nonce verification so that a request forged in a logged-in administrator's browser is accepted, which can be used to create a new administrator account and fully take over the site.","summary":"The Komfortkasse for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.4.9 accepts REST API requests without properly checking they are authentic. A forged request sent from a logged-in administrator's browser can create a new administrator account, giving the attacker full control of the site.","severity":"high","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["komfortkasse","package","self-hosted","woocommerce","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed","version-1.4.9-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed version of the Komfortkasse for WooCommerce plugin in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or in `wp-content/plugins/`.\n- Review the list of administrator accounts for any account you do not recognise.","fix":"- Komfortkasse for WooCommerce: move to `1.4.9` or later (the fixed version named in the source).","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-07T06:16:59+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T06:46:04+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-07T06:48:14+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-07T06:48:14+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-07T06:48:14Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Komfortkasse for WooCommerce: move to `1.4.9` or later (the fixed version named in the source).","reach":"internet","title":"Komfortkasse for WooCommerce: forged requests let attackers create admin accounts","impact":"high","summary":"The Komfortkasse for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.4.9 accepts REST API requests without properly checking they are authentic. A forged request sent from a logged-in administrator's browser can create a new administrator account, giving the attacker full control of the site.","audience":"businesses","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","woocommerce","komfortkasse","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"available","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"attacker creates an admin account and takes over the whole site","analyst_note":"Confirm the affected version range and fixed version against the NVD entry or the plugin's changelog; the source gave only 'before 1.4.9'.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed version of the Komfortkasse for WooCommerce plugin in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or in `wp-content/plugins/`.\n- Review the list of administrator accounts for any account you do not recognise.","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed","version-1.4.9-or-later"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running the Komfortkasse for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.4.9 are exposed. The attack needs a logged-in administrator to visit a malicious page in the same browser, so sites where administrators do not browse the web while logged in carry less risk, but the plugin should still be updated.","user_interaction":"yes","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000733,"input_tokens":4230,"output_tokens":621,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-122001':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '1.4.9':31B,75C 'accept':32B,106C 'account':10A,59B,116C 'admin':9A 'administr':51B,58B,102C,115C 'api':34B,84C 'attack':7A,62B 'authent':41B,81C 'browser':53B,104C 'check':38B 'control':64B 'creat':8A,55B,112C 'cve':11A,14A 'forg':4A,43B,96C 'full':63B 'fulli':118C 'give':60B 'host':21B 'komfortkass':1A,17B,25B,69C 'let':6A 'log':49B,100C 'logged-in':48B,99C 'new':57B,114C 'nonc':90C 'overrid':86C 'packag':18B 'plugin':29B,73C 'proper':37B,78C 'request':5A,35B,44B,85C,95C 'rest':33B,83C 'self':20B 'self-host':19B 'sent':45B 'site':67B,122C 'take':119C 'use':110C 'valid':79C 'verif':91C 'without':36B 'woocommerc':3A,22B,27B,71C 'wordpress':23B,28B,72C,87C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Sites running the Komfortkasse for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.4.9 are exposed. The attack needs a logged-in administrator to visit a malicious page in the same browser, so sites where administrators do not browse the web while logged in carry less risk, but the plugin should still be updated.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["high","komfortkasse","package","selfhosted","woocommerce","wordpress"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-122001':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A 'account':10A 'admin':9A 'attack':7A 'creat':8A 'cve':11A,14A 'forg':4A 'komfortkass':1A 'let':6A 'request':5A 'woocommerc':3A","search_b":"'1.4.9':31B 'accept':32B 'account':59B 'administr':51B,58B 'api':34B 'attack':62B 'authent':41B 'browser':53B 'check':38B 'control':64B 'creat':55B 'forg':43B 'full':63B 'give':60B 'host':21B 'komfortkass':17B,25B 'log':49B 'logged-in':48B 'new':57B 'packag':18B 'plugin':29B 'proper':37B 'request':35B,44B 'rest':33B 'self':20B 'self-host':19B 'sent':45B 'site':67B 'without':36B 'woocommerc':22B,27B 'wordpress':23B,28B","search_c":"'1.4.9':75C 'accept':106C 'account':116C 'administr':102C,115C 'api':84C 'authent':81C 'browser':104C 'creat':112C 'forg':96C 'fulli':118C 'komfortkass':69C 'log':100C 'logged-in':99C 'new':114C 'nonc':90C 'overrid':86C 'plugin':73C 'proper':78C 'request':85C,95C 'rest':83C 'site':122C 'take':119C 'use':110C 'valid':79C 'verif':91C 'woocommerc':71C 'wordpress':72C,87C","first_public_at":"2026-11-07T06:16:59+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-122001","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-122001","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-07T06:16:59+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-07T06:16:59+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T06:46:04+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-07T06:46:04+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"exploit_sources":[],"notice":"Free to read, with fair use of about 60 pages a minute. 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