CVE-2023-5952 is a critical PHP Object Injection vulnerability affecting the Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.9.5. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by unserializing malicious user input from cookies, provided a suitable gadget is present. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:welcart:welcart_e-commerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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