What the vulnerability does
01Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Dotstore Woocommerce Category Banner Management banner-management-for-woocommerce allows Object Injection.This issue affects Woocommerce Category Banner Management: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Woocommerce Category Banner Management plugin through version 2.5.1 contains a deserialization vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the site. An attacker with low-level access can craft malicious serialized data that, when processed by the plugin, runs their own PHP code with full site privileges. This affects all versions up to and including 2.5.1.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Run arbitrary PHP code on the site with full administrative privileges.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Complete site compromise: attackers can steal data, modify content, create admin accounts, or inject malware.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-level user account (subscriber or above) on the WordPress site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
February 20, 2026
CVE published
April 28, 2026
Record updated