RCE via unsanitized product-type param in WooCommerce 7.1.0
CVE-2022-50972 Published on June 20, 2026
WooCommerce 7.1.0 Remote Code Execution via class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-50972 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CVE-2022-50972 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.
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