Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce < 5.3.7 - Contributor+ PHP Object Injection via Event Timeline and FAQ Content
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
The Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 5.3.7 does not prevent the deserialization of user-controlled input in some of its event content fields, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to inject PHP objects. No POP chain is present in the Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 5.3.7 itself, but if one is present via another installed Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 5.3.7 or , this could lead to actions such as arbitrary file deletion, sensitive data retrieval, or remote code execution. This is an incomplete fix of the Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 5.3.7's earlier object-injection advisories.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce | before 5.3.7 | 5.3.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce VendorUnknown Affected before 5.3.7 Fixed in 5.3.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce (Unknown) Fixed in 5.3.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce 5.3.7
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-13443 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce < 5.3.7 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Post Modification via mpwem_quick_edit_eventPriority MEDIUM 58
- TI-2026-13442 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce < 5.3.7 - Author+ Stored XSS via Event Timeline ContentPriority MEDIUM 58
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16062
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh9j-gpmv-5c2v
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16062 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16062 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xh9j-gpmv-5c2v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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