CVE-2026-48888: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Automattic WooCommerce
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce allows HTTP DoS. This issue affects WooCommerce: from n/a before 11.1.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-770) in Automattic WooCommerce allows an attacker to trigger excessive resource allocation without limits or throttling, resulting in an HTTP denial-of-service (DoS) attack. It affects versions prior to 11.1.0. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.5, reflecting a high impact on availability with no required privileges or user interaction. No official fix or patch has been confirmed as of the published date.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service by exhausting server resources via HTTP requests, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider implementing rate limiting or other resource throttling mechanisms at the web server or application firewall level to mitigate potential HTTP DoS attacks.
CVE-2026-48888: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Automattic WooCommerce
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Automattic WooCommerce allows HTTP DoS. This issue affects WooCommerce: from n/a before 11.1.0.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-770) in Automattic WooCommerce allows an attacker to trigger excessive resource allocation without limits or throttling, resulting in an HTTP denial-of-service (DoS) attack. It affects versions prior to 11.1.0. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.5, reflecting a high impact on availability with no required privileges or user interaction. No official fix or patch has been confirmed as of the published date.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service by exhausting server resources via HTTP requests, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider implementing rate limiting or other resource throttling mechanisms at the web server or application firewall level to mitigate potential HTTP DoS attacks.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-25T22:37:16.413Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9fbb52acd9273b4944096d
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 07:37:54 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 07:52:59 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 01:52:00 UTC
Views: 16
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