CVE-2026-22354 HIGH

CVE-2026-22354: WordPress Woocommerce Category Banner Management plugin <= 2.5.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Dotstore
Product Woocommerce Category Banner Management
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published February 20, 2026
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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