Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-96823 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96823 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96823?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 30 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Automattic Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 5.120.0 and earlier.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96823?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-24: Patched in version 5.121.0 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-96823 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-96823?
- Check whether you run Automattic Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 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
The vulnerability is an unauthenticated arbitrary content deletion issue in the Customer Reviews for WooCommerce plugin versions up to 5.120.0, classified as broken access control (OWASP A1). An unauthenticated attacker can send a network request to delete posts, pages, or review records without authentication checks. The issue is resolved in version 5.121.0.
Affected products
- Automattic Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 5.120.0 and earlier
Timeline
- 2026-09-30: disclosed
- 2026-09-24: patched: Patched in version 5.121.0