CVE-2024-43931CWE-502

WordPress JobSearch WP Job Board WordPress Plugin plugin <= 2.5.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Critical · published August 29, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A misconfigured object injection flaw in eyecix JobSearch opens the door wide for attackers! 🔥 Think of it like inviting a guest to a dinner party without checking their background—if they can bring anything they want, they might just serve up chaos instead of a tasty meal! This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject untrusted data into your application, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data manipulation. If exploited, it could allow a malicious user to execute harmful actions on the server, compromising your entire system!

Put simply

Think of it like inviting a guest to a dinner party without checking their background—if they can bring anything they want, they might just serve up chaos instead of a tasty meal! The deserialization flaw allows untrusted data to be processed in a way that makes it possible for attackers to manipulate objects and execute arbitrary code within the application. This issue affects JobSearch from version n/a through 2.5.3 and has a CVSS score of 9.8, signifying its critical nature.

What to do

This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject untrusted data into your application, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data manipulation. If exploited, it could allow a malicious user to execute harmful actions on the server, compromising your entire system! To secure your system, patch to the latest version of eyecix JobSearch immediately. Review your data handling practices to ensure that all data is validated before deserialization. Additionally, implement strict controls on what can be deserialized to prevent malicious objects from being processed. You've got this! With these steps, you can protect your application and secure your data! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00523 · 43.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2024-08-29T15:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 AUG 15:04Z
    WordPress JobSearch WP Job Board WordPress Plugin plugin <= 2.5.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
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