XSS in Automattic Woocommerce
CVE-2025-5062
The WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PostMessage-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'customize-store' page in all versions up to, and including, 9.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on PostMessage data. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.004 (34.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Automattic Woocommerce — versions 0, 9.4
- Woocommerce
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Release Notes)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5062?
- CVE-2025-5062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automattic Woocommerce, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5062?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5062 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.