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Pdf Invoices And Packing Slips For WoocommerceWordPress extension · Acowebs

CVE-2024-30230

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-03-28
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.3.8 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Acowebs PDF Invoices and Packing Slips For WooCommerce.This issue affects PDF Invoices and Packing Slips For WooCommerce: from n/a through 1.3.7.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in the PDF Invoices and Packing Slips For WooCommerce plugin (versions through 1.3.7) allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying malicious serialized data. This class of vulnerability is particularly dangerous as it can lead to remote code execution on the affected WordPress site.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of the plugin immediately. If no patched version is available, consider disabling the plugin temporarily and implement web application firewall rules to detect serialized object injection attempts.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Pdf Invoices And Packing Slips For WoocommerceWordPress extension
Affected:< 1.3.8

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check plugin version in WordPress admin
    Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in the WordPress admin dashboard. Locate 'PDF Invoices and Packing Slips for WooCommerce' by Acowebs and examine the version number displayed beneath the plugin name.
    Affected if The displayed version is lower than 1.3.8 (for example, 1.3.7, 1.3.6, etc.)
  2. Check plugin version via WP-CLI
    Run the command: wp plugin list --name='pdf-invoices-and-packing-slips-for-woocommerce' --format=table on the server. This will output the plugin name, status, version, and update availability.
    Affected if The version column shows a number less than 1.3.8
  3. Inspect plugin main file for version header
    Locate the main plugin file in wp-content/plugins/pdf-invoices-and-packing-slips-for-woocommerce/ (or similar path). Open the primary PHP file and look for the 'Version:' comment in the file header. Common filename is pdf-invoices-and-packing-slips-for-woocommerce.php.
    Affected if The Version field in the plugin header comments is less than 1.3.8
  4. Confirm plugin is active
    In WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, verify whether the PDF Invoices and Packing Slips for WooCommerce plugin is currently activated.
    Affected if The plugin is active AND its version is below 1.3.8

If the Acowebs PDF Invoices and Packing Slips for WooCommerce plugin is installed and active at a version lower than 1.3.8, the environment is affected by this deserialization vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.3.8 or later
Fixed in 1.3.8
Interim mitigation

Update to the latest version of the plugin immediately. If no patched version is available, consider disabling the plugin temporarily and implement web application firewall rules to detect serialized object injection attempts.

Recommended fix High confidence

PDF Invoices and Packing Slips For WooCommerce version 1.3.8

  1. Log in to WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Find 'PDF Invoices and Packing Slips For WooCommerce' by Acowebs
  4. Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 1.3.8
  5. Verify the plugin version shows 1.3.8 after update
  6. Test that invoice generation and related functionality work correctly

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Pdf Invoices And Packing Slips For Woocommerce Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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