CVE-2024-12721 Custom Product Tabs For WooCommerce <= 1.2.4 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) PHP Object Injection

High 7.2 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers with Shop Manager access can exploit PHP object injection to potentially execute code, read data, or delete files if a POP chain exists.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-12721?

CVE-2024-12721 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in webbuilder143 Custom Product tabs for WooCommerce, published on 21 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Custom Product Tabs For WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.4 via deserialization of untrusted input from the 'wb_custom_tabs' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12721?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Webbuilder143 Custom Product Tabs for Woocommerce.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12721?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12721 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2024-12721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5639-7qch-2gcr.

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