WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2022-50972 Deferred

WooCommerce: Code execution

WooCommerce is affected by code execution. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account. The published affected range is 7.1.0.

CVE / CNA score 9.3 CVSS 4.0 · disclosure@vulncheck.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
WooCommerce
Plugin slug
woocommerce
Affected
7.1.0
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 20, 2026
Weakness
CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

This CVE was published Jun 20, 2026 and is one of 23 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WooCommerce to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

WooCommerce 7.1.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting shell commands through the product-type parameter. Attackers can send requests to the class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php endpoint with unsanitized product-type values to write malicious PHP files to the web root.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

References

Primary and upstream sources