# CVE-2024-3957: Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shortcodes in the Booster for WooCommerce plugin, potentially leading to code execution depending on installed plugins.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 May 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9w9h-rrwj-7788

## What is CVE-2024-3957?

CVE-2024-3957 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools, published on 2 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Booster for WooCommerce plugin is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution in versions up to, and including, 7.1.8. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. The severity and exploitability depends on what other plugins are installed and what shortcode functionality they provide.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3957?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Booster Booster for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3957?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3957 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3957 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3957 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools

- [CVE-2021-34646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34646/): Booster for WooCommerce <= 5.4.3 Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-1986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1986/): Elite Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-13342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13342/): Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.2.4 - Unauthenticated Double Extension Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-13744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13744/): Booster for WooCommerce 4.0.1 - 7.2.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-3763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3763/): Booster for WooCommerce - Checkout Files Deletion via CSRF (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3957 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3957 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools, published on 2 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3957 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools. 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-2024-3957/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3957/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3957
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3957
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3957

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3957/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.