#VU16525 PHP object injection in WordPress - CVE-2018-20148

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16525

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20148

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerable software:
WordPress

Software vendor:
WordPress.ORG

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to PHP object injection. A remote attacker can craft meta data in a way that resulted in PHP object injection and arbitrary code execution.

Update to version 5.0.1.

• https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/