Unauthenticated command execution via crafted cache headers
Published Jun 5, 2026 · Updated Jun 5, 2026
Backdoor code in Product Slider Pro for WooCommerce before 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute OS commands via crafted HTTP headers. The implanted request path accepts a magic X-Cache-Status value and executes a base64-encoded shell expression supplied through X-Cache-Key. The compromised plugin must be installed on a reachable WordPress site, but exploitation requires neither a WordPress account nor user interaction.
Summary
What happened
Backdoor code in Product Slider Pro for WooCommerce before 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute OS commands via crafted HTTP headers. The implanted request path accepts a magic X-Cache-Status value and executes a base64-encoded shell expression supplied through X-Cache-Key. The compromised plugin must be installed on a reachable WordPress site, but exploitation requires neither a WordPress account nor user interaction.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-49777
- Published
- Jun 5, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 5, 2026
- Vendor
- ShapedPlugin LLC
- Product
- Product Slider for WooCommerce Pro
- Classifications
- CWE-1284, CAPEC-523, T1059, T1195.002, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <3.5.3
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What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- ProjectDiscovery Nuclei CVE-2026-49777 templatefunctional · validated
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Reported exploitation
- Patchstack known-exploited designationreported exploitation
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