CVE-2024-50416
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious objects through untrusted data deserialization in the WPC Shop as a Customer for WooCommerce WordPress plugin. Successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution, data theft, or site takeover. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- WPClever WPC Shop as a Customer for WooCommerce
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full site compromise leading to complete administrative control, data exfiltration, malware injection, and use as an attack platform.
Likely Case
Unauthorized administrative access, plugin/theme modification, data manipulation, and backdoor installation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and object deserialization controls in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
PHP object injection vulnerabilities are commonly exploited. No public exploit code is confirmed, but the vulnerability type is well-understood.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2.7 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WPC Shop as a Customer for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.2.7+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wpc-shop-as-customer
Restrict plugin access
allUse web application firewall to block requests to vulnerable endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all user-supplied data
- Deploy web application firewall with rules for PHP object injection detection
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → WPC Shop as a Customer for WooCommerce → Version. If version is 1.2.6 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wpc-shop-as-customer --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.2.7 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints
- PHP deserialization errors in logs
- Unexpected file modifications in wp-content/plugins/wpc-shop-as-customer
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing serialized PHP objects
- Traffic spikes to plugin-specific endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wpc-shop-as-customer" OR "php_object_injection")