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WooCommerce Shop Manager+ privilege escalation

Priority LOW 33CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

Automattic WooCommerce, from 9.8.0 through 11.1.2, contains an incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266) that allows privilege escalation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.2 (HIGH), with high privileges required and high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability. CISA SSVC rates exploitation as none, automatable as no and technical impact as total, and the vulnerability is not in CISA KEV.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce woocommerce allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WooCommerce: from 9.8.0 through 11.1.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00291 21st 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
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AutomatticWooCommerce9.8.0 – 11.1.2—No fix listedCNA
  • WooCommerce VendorAutomattic Affected 9.8.0 – 11.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:woocommerce:woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——WooCommerce
  • cpe:2.3:a:woocommerce:woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·WooCommerce

Remediation

No fixed version is listed for the affected range, 9.8.0 through 11.1.2. Check the vendor's advisory for a patched WooCommerce release and apply it once available.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106608
  2. 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-m8vc-mf6h-mr98

References

  • TI-2023-12700 Improper authentication in WooCommerce Payments WordPress Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-03453 Prototype Pollution in automattic/mongoose CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-06106 Jetpack Boost < 3.4.7 - Admin+ SSRF CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2013-01782 WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin 0.9.2.8 has a Remote PHP Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02368 Prototype Pollution in automattic/mongoose CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-02806 Jetpack < 12.1.1 - Author+ Arbitrary File Manipulation via API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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