CVE-2022-2099: WooCommerce < 6.6.0 - Admin+ Stored HTML Injection

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-07-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-116

Description

The WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 6.6.0 is vulnerable to stored HTML injection due to lack of escaping and sanitizing in the payment gateway titles

Affected products

Automattic WooCommerce: before 6.6.0 — fixed in 6.6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Automattic WooCommerce 6.6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0316e5f3-3302-40e3-8ff4-be3423a3be7b
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0316e5f3-3302-40e3-8ff4-be3423a3be7b

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