---
id: CVE-2022-50972
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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-pro…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-94
published: '2026-06-20'
updated: '2026-09-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-29T09:10:00.157'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50972'
references:
  - url: 'https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51156'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/woocommerce-remote-code-execution-via-class-wc-meta-box-product-images-php
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01137
epssPercentile: 0.65233
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T09:30:49.078Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.