Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2026-22480

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-25
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 WebToffee Product Feed for WooCommerce webtoffee-product-feed allows Object Injection.This issue affects Product Feed for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 2.3.3.

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

This is a PHP Object Injection vulnerability in the WebToffee Product Feed for WooCommerce plugin caused by deserializing untrusted data (likely via PHP's unserialize() function on user-controlled input). Object injection attacks can exploit PHP magic methods to achieve arbitrary code execution if suitable gadgets exist in the application or its dependencies.

MitigationReplace unsafe deserialization (unserialize()) with safe alternatives like JSON decoding (json_decode()) for handling untrusted input, or implement proper input validation and whitelisting before deserialization.

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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 WebToffee Product Feed for WooCommerce is installed
    Check your WordPress plugins directory for the 'product-feed-managers-for-woocommerce' or 'webtoffee-product-feed' folder, or use wp-cli: wp plugin list --name='*feed*'
    Affected if The plugin is not installed on the WordPress site
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    Read the main plugin PHP file header for the 'Version:' field, typically in plugin-name.php or readme.txt in the plugin directory
    Affected if The version cannot be determined or falls within an affected range (compare against officially published vulnerable versions)
  3. Locate deserialization calls in plugin files
    Search plugin directory for 'unserialize' function calls: grep -r "unserialize" /path/to/wp-content/plugins/product-feed-managers-for-woocommerce/
    Affected if unserialize() is called on data derived from $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, or similar user-controlled sources without prior sanitization
  4. Check access to the vulnerable input entry point
    Identify which plugin endpoints or parameters accept the untrusted input (review the code containing unserialize calls to trace the input source)
    Affected if The vulnerable parameter is accessible to unauthenticated or low-privilege users on the site
  5. Review web server and application logs for exploitation attempts
    Search access logs for requests containing serialized payloads or suspicious patterns targeting the plugin's deserialization endpoint
    Affected if Logs show known exploitation patterns or anomalous serialized data being submitted to the plugin

You are affected if the plugin is installed, uses a vulnerable version, and has unserialize() processing user-supplied input accessible to attackers.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace unsafe deserialization (unserialize()) with safe alternatives like JSON decoding (json_decode()) for handling untrusted input, or implement proper input validation and whitelisting before deserialization.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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