CVE-2022-50972Public exploitNetwork attack vectorHinoki check available

Unauthenticated PHP execution via product-type command injection

Published Jun 20, 2026 · Updated Jun 20, 2026

Command injection in Automattic WooCommerce 7.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through the product-type parameter. The class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php path processes unsanitized parameter content as shell input, allowing attacker-controlled PHP to be written under the web root. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful exploitation executes code in the web server context.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability1.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Automattic WooCommerce 7.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through the product-type parameter. The class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php path processes unsanitized parameter content as shell input, allowing attacker-controlled PHP to be written under the web root. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful exploitation executes code in the web server context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-50972
Published
Jun 20, 2026
Updated
Jun 20, 2026
Vendor
WooCommerce
Product
WooCommerce
Classifications
CWE-94, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

WooCommerce · WooCommerceversion=7.1.0

Published CVSS scores

9.8VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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