# CVE-2022-50972: WooCommerce 7.1.0 Remote Code Execution via class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php

> Attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting shell commands via the product-type parameter in WooCommerce.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c7rq-gwp2-958v

## What is CVE-2022-50972?

CVE-2022-50972 is a critical code injection vulnerability in WooCommerce, published on 20 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50972?


## How do I fix CVE-2022-50972?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-50972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-50972 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50972 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50972 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50972 is a critical code injection vulnerability in WooCommerce, published on 20 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50972 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WooCommerce. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50972/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50972/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50972
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50972
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50972

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50972/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.