Deserialization of Untrusted Data in WordPress - #VU82027
Published: October 16, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82027
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
WordPress
Fedora
wordpress
Fedora
wordpress
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
WordPress - update to 6.3.2
wordpress - addressed in versions 6.3.2-1.el9, 6.3.2-1.fc38, 6.3.2-1.fc39
wordpress - addressed in versions 6.3.2-1.el9, 6.3.2-1.fc38, 6.3.2-1.fc39