WooCommerce 7.1.0 PHP File class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php product-type code injection

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A vulnerability was found in WooCommerce 7.1.0. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php of the component PHP File Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument product-type can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-50972. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability has been found in WooCommerce 7.1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php of the component PHP File Handler. The manipulation of the argument product-type with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by Milad Karimi as 51156. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-50972 since 01/11/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (51156) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-56008). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• E-Commerce Management Software

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• WooCommerce

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• 7.1.0

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