CVE-2025-62008
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through insecure deserialization in the Product Table For WooCommerce WordPress plugin. It affects all WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.2.4. Successful exploitation could lead to complete site compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- Product Table For WooCommerce WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to complete server takeover, data theft, malware installation, and website defacement.
Likely Case
Unauthenticated attackers gaining administrative access to WordPress, installing backdoors, and stealing sensitive data.
If Mitigated
Attack attempts logged but blocked by proper input validation and security controls.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit details available on Patchstack; simple HTTP requests can trigger the vulnerability.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Product Table For WooCommerce'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin
6. Install fresh version 1.2.5+ from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate product-table-for-woocommerce
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock requests containing serialized PHP objects in POST data
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation to reject serialized data in plugin parameters
- Deploy web application firewall with rules to detect and block PHP object injection attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Product Table For WooCommerce version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get product-table-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.2.5 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with serialized data in parameters
- Unusual PHP error logs mentioning unserialize() or __wakeup()
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests containing serialized PHP object strings (O:8:"stdClass")
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND (POST_data CONTAINS "O:" OR POST_data CONTAINS "a:" AND POST_data CONTAINS "s:")