CVE-2026-48888 WordPress WooCommerce plugin < 11.1.0 - Denial of Service Attack vulnerability
An attacker can cause a denial of service in WordPress sites using the WooCommerce plugin by exploiting resource allocation flaws.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-48888?
CVE-2026-48888 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce, published on 8 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce allows HTTP DoS.
This issue affects WooCommerce: from n/a before 11.1.0.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48888?
How do I fix CVE-2026-48888?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-48888 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48888 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p55m-mp38-r6cw.