Germanized for WooCommerce <= 3.20.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
Priority LOW 35CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The The Germanized for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via 'account_holder' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.20.5. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00424 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2582
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3969-r7gw-3f9q
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9e6837ad-576f-4c25-9540-6144ddc8630e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-germanized/tags/3.20.5/includes/gateways/direct-debit/class-wc-gzd-gateway-direct-debit.php#L982
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-germanized/tags/3.20.5/includes/gateways/direct-debit/class-wc-gzd-gateway-direct-debit.php#L214
More vendidero vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-63878 WordPress Trusted Shops Easy Integration for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.0.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-46671 WordPress Shiptastic for WooCommerce plugin <= 5.1.0 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-83536 Activation token reuse in Germanized for WooCommerce exposes orders CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-2582 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2582 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3969-r7gw-3f9q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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