CVE-2025-24661 is a high-severity vulnerability classified under CWE-502, which pertains to the deserialization of untrusted data. This vulnerability affects the MagePeople Team Taxi Booking Manager plugin for WooCommerce, specifically versions up to and including 1.1.8. The flaw allows an attacker to perform object injection attacks by exploiting unsafe deserialization processes within the plugin. Deserialization vulnerabilities occur when untrusted input is deserialized without sufficient validation or sanitization, enabling attackers to manipulate serialized objects to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service. In this case, the vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network (AV:N), requires low attack complexity (AC:L), and only requires privileges of a logged-in user (PR:L) but does not require user interaction (UI:N). The impact is severe, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). The scope is unchanged (S:U), meaning the vulnerability affects resources managed by the vulnerable component only. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild, but the high CVSS score of 8.8 indicates a significant risk if weaponized. The plugin is used to manage taxi bookings within WooCommerce, a popular e-commerce platform for WordPress, which means that websites using this plugin could be compromised, leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or disruption of booking services.

For European organizations, especially those operating in the transportation, travel, and local services sectors, this vulnerability poses a substantial risk. Compromise of the Taxi Booking Manager plugin could lead to unauthorized access to customer data, including personally identifiable information (PII), booking details, and payment information, violating GDPR and other data protection regulations. Additionally, attackers could manipulate booking data, disrupt service availability, or use the compromised systems as a foothold for further network intrusion. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that rely on WooCommerce for their online booking services may be particularly vulnerable due to limited cybersecurity resources. The reputational damage and potential regulatory fines resulting from data breaches could be significant. Furthermore, the disruption of taxi booking services could impact urban mobility and customer trust in affected businesses.

To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should immediately update the Taxi Booking Manager for WooCommerce plugin to a patched version once available from MagePeople Team. Until a patch is released, the following specific actions are recommended: 1) Restrict plugin access by enforcing strict user role permissions to limit the number of users with privileges capable of triggering the vulnerability. 2) Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious serialized payloads or unusual POST requests targeting the plugin endpoints. 3) Conduct code audits and disable or remove any unnecessary features of the plugin that handle serialized data. 4) Monitor logs for anomalous activities indicative of exploitation attempts, such as unexpected object deserialization or errors related to serialization functions. 5) Consider isolating the WooCommerce environment or running it with minimal privileges to reduce the blast radius in case of compromise. 6) Educate administrators and developers about the risks of deserialization vulnerabilities and encourage secure coding practices. 7) Backup all critical data regularly and verify restoration procedures to ensure business continuity in case of an incident.