Widely used e-commerce plugin; RCE could compromise many WordPress sites.
CVE-2022-50972
RCE in WooCommerce 7.1.0 via product-type param.
Is CVE-2022-50972 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2022-50972 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2022-50972?
CVE-2022-50972 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2022-50972?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2022-50972. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2022-50972 affect?
CVE-2022-50972 affects WooCommerce 7.1.0 (WordPress plugin). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2022-50972?
Upgrade to patched WooCommerce release immediately.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution via unsanitized product-type parameter; attacker can write PHP files to web root and take control.
Immediate action required
- affected7.1.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.