Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-109988 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-109988 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-109988?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.4, published 28 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- WooThemes Product Addons for Woocommerce – Product Options with Custom Fields up to and including 3.1.8.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-109988?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-109988 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-109988?
- Check whether you run WooThemes Product Addons for Woocommerce – Product Options with Custom Fields at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
This is a stored XSS vulnerability in the WordPress plugin affecting the 'fields[section][fields][row][col][type]' parameter. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Exploitation requires authenticated access with shop manager-level privileges or above, and any user viewing the injected page triggers the stored script execution.
Affected products
- WooThemes Product Addons for Woocommerce – Product Options with Custom Fields up to and including 3.1.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-28: disclosed