Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce allows HTTP DoS. (CVE-2026-48888)
Description
A vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce allows allocation of resources without limits or throttling, leading to an HTTP Denial of Service (DoS). This affects versions before 11.1.0. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 7.5 and does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-48888 is an allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability (CWE-770) in Automattic WooCommerce. It allows an attacker to cause an HTTP Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting server resources. The vulnerability affects WooCommerce versions prior to 11.1.0. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and high impact on availability. No patch or remediation information is provided in the data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service by exhausting server resources, impacting the availability of WooCommerce services. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider implementing external rate limiting or resource throttling at the web server or network level to mitigate potential DoS attacks.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-p55m-mp38-r6cw
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-48888"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa005a9acd9273b49ab4686
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 12:55:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 13:02:29 UTC
Last updated: 10/24/2026, 03:05:09 UTC
Views: 29
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