XenForo before 2.3.13 contains a signature verification logic error in the PayPal REST webhook handler that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass payment signature validation by submitting a webhook request with an unsupported auth_algo header value. When the algorithm cannot be mapped to a supported hash function, the verification function incorrectly returns true instead of failing, causing the caller to treat the fabricated request as verified and process the payment event without a valid PayPal signature.
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| Description | XenForo before 2.3.13 contains a signature verification logic error in the PayPal REST webhook handler that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass payment signature validation by submitting a webhook request with an unsupported auth_algo header value. When the algorithm cannot be mapped to a supported hash function, the verification function incorrectly returns true instead of failing, causing the caller to treat the fabricated request as verified and process the payment event without a valid PayPal signature. | |
| Title | XenForo < 2.3.13 Signature Verification Bypass via PayPal REST Webhook | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-754 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-09-08T13:17:52.339Z
Updated: 2026-09-09T01:08:38.875Z
Reserved: 2026-08-11T19:56:20.007Z
Link: CVE-2026-73314
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-09-08T14:17:25.640
Modified: 2026-09-09T01:16:57.930
Link: CVE-2026-73314
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