PayPal merchant account hijacking via array_search misuse
Published Oct 16, 2025 · Updated Oct 16, 2025
Validation bypass in PrestaShop Checkout before 4.4.1 and 5.0.0 through 5.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to hijack a PayPal merchant account. The back-office merchant-account check treats the PHP array_search() result as a validation decision, allowing a target value to bypass the intended check. High-privilege back-office access is required; exploitation changes the merchant account associated with payment processing without interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Validation bypass in PrestaShop Checkout before 4.4.1 and 5.0.0 through 5.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to hijack a PayPal merchant account. The back-office merchant-account check treats the PHP array_search() result as a validation decision, allowing a target value to bypass the intended check. High-privilege back-office access is required; exploitation changes the merchant account associated with payment processing without interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-61924
- Published
- Oct 16, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 16, 2025
- Vendor
- PrestaShop
- Product
- PrestaShop Checkout
- Classifications
- CWE-184, T1657
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 4.4.1
- Affected versionversion=>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5
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