Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2025-49331

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-06-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
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 impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog ecommerce-product-catalog allows Object Injection.This issue affects eCommerce Product Catalog: from n/a through <= 3.4.3.

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 PHP Object Injection vulnerability in the impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog plugin allows deserialization of untrusted data via user-controlled input. This can lead to remote code execution if suitable magic methods or POP chains exist in the application or other installed plugins.

MitigationUpdate the eCommerce Product Catalog plugin to the latest version which addresses the unsafe deserialization, or implement input validation to prevent untrusted data from reaching unserialize() calls.

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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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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. Verify impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and look for 'eCommerce Product Catalog' or 'impleCode' in the installed plugins list
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In the Plugins list, locate the eCommerce Product Catalog entry and read the version number displayed beneath the plugin name
    Affected if The installed version falls within the vulnerable version range for this CVE
  3. Check if the plugin handles serialized data from user input
    Inspect the plugin files for calls to unserialize() function, particularly those receiving input from $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, or similar user-controlled sources
    Affected if The plugin code contains unserialize() calls processing untrusted input without validation
  4. Verify WordPress version and other plugin interactions
    Check installed WordPress version and enumerate other active plugins that might provide magic methods or POP chain gadgets exploitable via PHP Object Injection
    Affected if Additional plugins with exploitable POP chains or magic methods are present, enabling RCE potential

Your environment is affected if the eCommerce Product Catalog plugin is installed with a vulnerable version that processes untrusted data through unsafe deserialization.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the eCommerce Product Catalog plugin to the latest version which addresses the unsafe deserialization, or implement input validation to prevent untrusted data from reaching unserialize() calls.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Upgrade to eCommerce Product Catalog version 3.4.4 or later (the first version after 3.4.3)

  1. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Locate the eCommerce Product Catalog by impleCode plugin
  4. Check if the current version is 3.4.3 or lower
  5. If vulnerable, click 'Update Now' if an update is available, or download the latest version from wordpress.org
  6. After updating, verify the new version number in the plugins list
Caveat Review the plugin changelog for any breaking changes between your version and 3.4.4; test the update in a staging environment before deploying to production

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

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,920
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