# CVE-2024-5335: Deserialization in Ultimate Store Kit – Addon For WooCommerce, EDD and Elementor

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject PHP objects via a cookie, potentially leading to code execution or data theft if a POP chain exists.

- **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 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j52g-696q-x7c6

## What is CVE-2024-5335?

CVE-2024-5335 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in bdthemes Ultimate Store Kit – Addon For WooCommerce, EDD and Elementor, published on 21 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Ultimate Store Kit Elementor Addons, Woocommerce Builder, EDD Builder, Elementor Store Builder, Product Grid, Product Table, Woocommerce Slider plugin is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection via deserialization of untrusted input via the _ultimate_store_kit_compare_products cookie in versions up to , and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to inject a PHP Object.

No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker or above to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5335?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bdthemes Ultimate Store Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5335?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5335 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in bdthemes Ultimate Store Kit – Addon For WooCommerce, EDD and Elementor

- [CVE-2024-8030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8030/): Deserialization in Ultimate Store Kit – Addon For WooCommerce, EDD and Elementor (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-43342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43342/): Cross-site scripting in Ultimate Store Kit Elementor Addons (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-2168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2168/): Cross-site request forgery in Ultimate Store Kit – Addon For WooCommerce, EDD and Elementor (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5335 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5335 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in bdthemes Ultimate Store Kit – Addon For WooCommerce, EDD and Elementor, published on 21 Aug 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-2024-5335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: bdthemes Ultimate Store Kit – Addon For WooCommerce, EDD and Elementor. 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-2024-5335/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5335/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5335
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5335
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5335

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5335/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.