# CVE-2023-0232: ShopLentor < 2.5.4 - PHP Object Injection

> An attacker can achieve remote code execution by injecting malicious PHP objects via cookies in the ShopLentor WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hp6x-rrx2-386m

## What is CVE-2023-0232?

CVE-2023-0232 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown ShopLentor, published on 21 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ShopLentor WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 unserializes user input from cookies in order to track viewed products and user data, which could lead to PHP Object Injection.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0232?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hasthemes Shoplentor.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0232?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0232 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0232 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown ShopLentor

- [CVE-2025-12493](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12493/): ShopLentor <= 3.2.5 - Unauthenticated Local PHP File Inclusion via 'load_template' (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-4566](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4566/): ShopLentor <= 2.8.8 - Missing Authorization to WordPress Option Modification (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-58990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-58990/): WordPress ShopLentor Plugin <= 3.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-3775](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3775/): Server-side request forgery in ShopLentor – All-in-One WooCommerce Growth & Store Enhancement Plugin (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-34767](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34767/): WordPress ShopLentor plugin <= 2.8.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0232 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0232 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown ShopLentor, published on 21 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0232 exists.

Affected product: Unknown ShopLentor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0232/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0232
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0232
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0232

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0232/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.