CVE-2026-121518

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.58%

Last modified

CVE-2026-121518 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. The Customer Reviews for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 5.127.0 via the 'search' parameter of the cr_show_more_all_reviews and cr_show_more_reviews AJAX actions. This is due to the handlers being hooked on wp_ajax_nopriv_* without a capability check (and, in the product-page handler, with a nonce check that is behind a filter defaulting to false) while passing the visitor-supplied search string straight into get_comments() as the 'search' argument, which core expands into LIKE conditions over comment_author, comment_author_email, comment_author_url, comment_author_IP and comment_content. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The Customer Reviews for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 5.127.0 via the 'search' parameter of the cr_show_more_all_reviews and cr_show_more_reviews AJAX actions. This is due to the handlers being hooked on wp_ajax_nopriv_* without a capability check (and, in the product-page handler, with a nonce check that is behind a filter defaulting to false) while passing the visitor-supplied search string straight into get_comments() as the 'search' argument, which core expands into LIKE conditions over comment_author, comment_author_email, comment_author_url, comment_author_IP and comment_content. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract review author email addresses and IP addresses — fields WordPress and WooCommerce never expose to the public — one character at a time by observing whether the returned result set matches a probed substring.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
0.58%

48.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-121518?
The Customer Reviews for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 5.127.0 via the 'search' parameter of the cr_show_more_all_reviews and cr_show_more_reviews AJAX actions. This is due to the handlers being hooked on wp_ajax_nopriv_* without a capability check (and, in the product-page handler, with a nonce check that is behind a filter defaulting to false) while passing the visitor-supplied search string straight into get_comments() as the 'search' argument, which core expands into LIKE conditions over comment_author, comment_author_email, comment_author_url, comment_author_IP and comment_content. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract review author email addresses and IP addresses — fields WordPress and WooCommerce never expose to the public — one character at a time by observing whether the returned result set matches a probed substring.
How severe is CVE-2026-121518?
CVE-2026-121518 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.58% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-121518?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST