XSS in Automattic Woocommerce

CVE-2025-49042

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce woocommerce allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 10.0.2.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-49042: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49042?
CVE-2025-49042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automattic Woocommerce, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2025-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2025-49042?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.