WooCommerce before 3.5.5 allows XSS via a Photoswipe caption.
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
WooCommerce before 3.5.5 allows XSS via a Photoswipe caption.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00983 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:woocommerce:woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.5.5 | Vulnerable | WooCommerce |
- cpe:2.3:a:woocommerce:woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.5.5 Vulnerable ·WooCommerce
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-9168
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f29-h56q-5frm
References
More Woocommerce vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00684 WooCommerce < 6.2.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Comment Deletion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2017-13530 In the Automattic WooCommerce plugin before 3.2.4 for WordPress, an attack is possible… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-15109 WooCommerce before 3.6.5, when it handles CSV imports of products, has a cross-site… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-14697 The logging system of the Automattic WooCommerce plugin before 3.4.6 for WordPress is… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-28650 WordPress WooCommerce Plugin <= 8.2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-09228 WooCommerce <= 9.0.2 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-9168 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-9168 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8f29-h56q-5frm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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