CVE-2022-50972

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-06-20. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
64%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 20, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 29, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

WooCommerce 7.1.0 Remote Code Execution via class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/woocommerce-remote-code-execution-via-class-wc-meta-box-product-images-php
generic

WooCommerce – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org

https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce
generic🟡 PoC Available

WooCommerce v7.1.0 - Remote Code Execution(RCE) - PHP webapps Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51156

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-50972(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 180× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-08-30 01:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-50972?
CVE-2022-50972 is a critical vulnerability published on June 20, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2022-50972 disclosed?
CVE-2022-50972 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 20, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-50972 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-50972 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 36.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-50972?
CVE-2022-50972 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-50972?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-50972, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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