CVE-2024-50416
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 · uneditedDeserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in WPClever WPC Shop as a Customer for WooCommerce wpc-shop-as-customer allows Object Injection.This issue affects WPC Shop as a Customer for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.2.6.
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 confidenceThe WPClever WPC Shop as a Customer plugin for WooCommerce contains a deserialization vulnerability where untrusted data is being deserialized, allowing attackers to inject PHP objects. This Object Injection vulnerability can potentially lead to remote code execution if certain magic methods exist in the plugin or other installed plugins/themes.
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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< 1.2.7CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if WPC Shop as a Customer plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Wpc Shop As A Customer For Woocommerce' or 'WPC Smart Manager' (the plugin may also be listed under related WPC bundles). Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for folders containing 'wpc' and 'customer' in the name.Affected if Plugin is not found in the plugins list or directory
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Identify the installed version of the pluginIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > WPC Shop as a Customer and look for the version number displayed under the plugin name. If not visible in admin, check the main plugin PHP file header in /wp-content/plugins/ for the 'Version' tag.Affected if Version number cannot be determined or is not displayed
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare the installed version number to the affected range: any version below 1.2.7 is vulnerable. For example, 1.2.6, 1.2.5, 1.0.0 are all affected; 1.2.7 and above are not.Affected if Installed version is less than 1.2.7 (e.g., 1.2.6, 1.2.0, etc.)
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Verify deserialization entry points are accessibleThe vulnerability involves untrusted data deserialization. Review any frontend-facing forms, AJAX endpoints, or admin actions provided by this plugin that may accept serialized data. Check plugin settings for any import/functionality features that process data.Affected if Plugin features that handle serialized data are active and accessible to untrusted users
You are affected if the WPC Shop as a Customer plugin is installed and its version is below 1.2.7.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped1.2.7
Update WPC Shop as a Customer for WooCommerce to the latest version immediately. Until a patch is available, disable the plugin if possible and review the site for indicators of compromise.
1.2.7 or later
- 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'WPC Shop as a Customer for WooCommerce' plugin
- 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 1.2.7 or later
- 5. Verify the update completed successfully
- 6. Test the plugin functionality to ensure the upgrade did not break any existing features
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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