Vulnerability · Published Oct 17, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-103899EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce <= 2.1.30.260413 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'vat_number' Parameter
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce from daigo75. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'vat_number' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.30.260413 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The stored payload executes in the administrator's browser context when reviewing an order via WooCommerce → Orders → Edit Order, enabling privilege escalation up to and including full site takeover via rogue administrator account creation.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| daigo75 | EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce | 0 – through 2.1.30.260413 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e2cd7c07-e119-4064-a7a9-08c81409f90a?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant/tags/2.1.30.260413/src/lib/classes/integration/admin/orders_integration.php#L238
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant/tags/2.1.30.260413/src/views/admin/order-vat-info-box.php#L173
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant/tags/2.1.30.260413/src/lib/classes/order/order.php#L56
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant/tags/2.1.30.260413/src/plugin-main.php#L901
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant/tags/2.1.30.260413/src/plugin-main.php#L1655
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant/tags/2.1.30.260413/src/lib/classes/integration/vat_number_validation/validators/vat_number_validator.php#L132