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WooThemes WooFramework < 5.3.10 — Remote Code Execution via Shortcodes

0728e7ac-2091-41de-90a0-e231c4b99ab0Published Apr 28, 2012 · Updated Nov 13, 2026

Wootique: Affected: ≤1.3.1Update to 1.3.2 or newer

Canvas: Affected: ≤4.7.10Update to 4.7.11 or newer

WooStore: Affected: ≤1.3.32Update to 1.4 or newer

Sentient: Affected: ≤1.0Update to 1.0.1 or newer

All remediation steps

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Severity

Critical9.8

CVSS

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)

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

What does this vector mean?

AV:N Attack vector: Network
AC:L Attack complexity: Low
PR:N Privileges required: None
UI:N User interaction: None
S:U Scope: Unchanged
C:H Confidentiality: High
I:H Integrity: High
A:H Availability: High

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

Required access

No account needed

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

No score

CISA KEV

Not listed

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Am I affected?

Wootique wootique

Affected≤ 1.3.1
Patched in1.3.2

You are affected if you run ≤ 1.3.1. Version 1.3.2 and later are not affected by this issue.

Canvas canvas

Affected≤ 4.7.10
Patched in4.7.11

You are affected if you run ≤ 4.7.10. Version 4.7.11 and later are not affected by this issue.

WooStore woostore

Affected≤ 1.3.32
Patched in1.4

You are affected if you run ≤ 1.3.32. Version 1.4 and later are not affected by this issue.

Sentient sentient

Affected≤ 1.0
Patched in1.0.1

You are affected if you run ≤ 1.0. Version 1.0.1 and later are not affected by this issue.

Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Wootique.
No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.

What to do

Update to version 1.3.2, or a newer patched version
Update to version 4.7.11, or a newer patched version
Update to version 1.4, or a newer patched version
Update to version 1.0.1, or a newer patched version
Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
Watch Wootique to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.

Advisory

Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Jason Gill.

The WooFramework, used for all WooThemes for WordPress, is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 5.3.9 via the shortcode preview feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers attackers to execute code on the server.

Exploits & references

Proof-of-concept & detection

No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.

Advisories & patches

Advisorywordfence.com

Timeline

Apr 28, 2012
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
Nov 13, 2026
Record last updated

Sources & licenses

Vulnerability data: Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
CVSS / CWE: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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