Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Image Hotspot by DevVN - CVE-2024-7656
Published: August 27, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96573
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7656
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Le Van Toan
Affected software:
Image Hotspot by DevVN
Image Hotspot by DevVN
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in the "devvn_ihotspot_shortcode_func" function. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-7656
Install updates from vendor's website.