CVE-2026-27540 WooCommerce Flaw Exploited
Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-27540, a critical arbitrary file-upload flaw in the WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture WordPress plugin.
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CVE-2026-27540
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 critical
- EPSS
- 3%p86
- Published
- ·
- Modified
Description · NVD
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Rymera Web Co Pty Ltd. Woocommerce Wholesale Lead Capture woocommerce-wholesale-lead-capture allows Using Malicious Files.This issue affects Woocommerce Wholesale Lead Capture: from n/a through <= 2.0.3.1.
- Ecosystems
- WordPress, E-commerce
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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6 storiesHackers Actively Exploit Critical WooCommerce Plugin Vulnerability to Upload PHP Backdoors
Attackers actively exploit CVE-2026-27540 (CVSS 9.8) in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture plugin to upload PHP webshells; patch shipped in version 2.0.3.2.
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Attackers Exploit WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture Flaw to Plant PHP Web Shells
Attackers exploit CVE-2026-27540 in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture to upload PHP web shells; Wordfence blocked 100,000+ attempts since June 2026.
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Hackers target WordPress sites via third-party WooCommerce plugin
Attackers exploit unauthenticated file-upload flaw CVE-2026-27540 in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture plugin to install PHP webshells; Wordfence blocked 100,000+ attacks.
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PHP Webshell Campaign Targets WordPress Through Critical WooCommerce Plugin Bug
Wordfence blocked over 100,000 exploitation attempts against CVE-2026-27540 in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture, letting attackers upload PHP webshells to WordPress sites.
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Hackers Exploit WooCommerce Plugin Bug to Take Over WordPress Sites Without Login
Attackers exploit CVE-2026-27540 (CVSS 9.8) in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture to upload PHP webshells without authentication.
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