CVE-2023-35915 HIGH

CVE-2023-35915: WordPress WooCommerce Payments Plugin <= 5.9.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor Automattic
Product WooPayments – Fully Integrated Solution Built and Supported by Woo
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published December 20, 2023
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Automattic WooPayments – Fully Integrated Solution Built and Supported by Woo.This issue affects WooPayments – Fully Integrated Solution Built and Supported by Woo: from n/a through 5.9.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WooPayments versions up to 5.9.0 contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to high-privilege users. An attacker with admin or equivalent access can craft malicious input to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially reading sensitive payment and customer data. The vulnerability affects the plugin's database queries and requires administrative credentials to exploit.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive payment and customer data from the site's database via SQL injection.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A malicious admin or compromised admin account can extract payment records, customer information, and other sensitive database contents.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or equivalent privileges on the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 20, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated