PDF Invoice for WooCommerce plugin lets anonymous attackers run code
A flaw in a WordPress invoice plugin lets someone with no login run harmful code on the store's server by placing a checkout order. Store owners using the affected versions need to act.
| Severity | CriticalCVSS 9.8 of 10 |
|---|---|
| Being exploited? | UnclearNo reports either way yet |
| Fix available? | UnclearNo fixed version published in the sources yet |
| How sure is this? | Official, 2 sourcesBacked by an official source |
How the attack works simplified
- 1Attacker places orderNo login needed, uses public checkout API
- 2Request sent to storePOST to /wc/store/v1/checkout
- 3Note reaches invoice codecustomer_note is unsanitized and inlined into HTML
- 4Malicious data deserializedunserialize() runs on attacker-controlled data
- ResultAttacker executes code on the server
What happened
The customer_note checkout field is inserted unsanitized into invoice HTML, then reaches unserialize() through simplehtmldom and mPDF, causing PHP Object Injection.
Are you affected?
You are affected if you run PDF Invoice for WooCommerce + Drag and Drop Template Builder version 7.1.1 or earlier on a WooCommerce store that accepts Direct Bank Transfer or cheque payments.
PDF Invoice for WooCommerce + Drag and Drop Template Builder (WordPress plugin): all versions up to and including 7.1.1
What to do
- Check the plugin's update page or vendor for a version newer than 7.1.1 and install it.
- If no fixed version is available, deactivate the plugin until one is released.
- Review recent orders for unexpected 'on-hold' entries with unusual customer notes.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 07:16 UTCPublicly disclosed
- 31 Oct 2026, 07:16 UTCReported by NVD · NVD
- 31 Oct 2026, 07:18 UTCPicked up by Zero Radar
- 31 Oct 2026, 11:29 UTCGitHub Advisory reported on it · GitHub Advisory
Sources 2 reports, oldest first
Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database
- CVE-2026-109220NVD · 31 Oct 2026, 07:16 UTC
- The PDF Invoice for WooCommerce + Drag and Drop Template Builder plugin for WordPress is...GitHub Advisory · 31 Oct 2026, 09:31 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- CVE-2026-109220 · GHSA-5f8r-hw67-6cx4
- CVSS
- 9.8 / 10
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation within 30 days
- Disclosed
- 31 Oct 2026, 07:16 UTC
- On Zero Radar
- 31 Oct 2026, 07:18 UTC (2 min after disclosure)
- Last change
- 31 Oct 2026, 11:29 UTC
The plain-language parts and the attack diagram were written by an AI model (claude-haiku-5-5) from the sources above. Facts like versions, exploitation and dates come from the sources themselves. How Zero Radar works