CVE-2024-49222CWE-502

WordPress WPGuppy plugin <= 1.1.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Critical · published January 7, 2025

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

🔥 A crafty Object Injection vulnerability lurks in WPGuppy Lite, where deserialization of untrusted data paves the way for mischief! Think of WPGuppy Lite as a restaurant kitchen that takes any delivery without checking the ingredients. If someone sends in a rogue package, the kitchen could end up cooking a dish that could poison the entire diner! An attacker could send malicious data that the application blindly trusts, potentially leading to complete control over the server. This could mean data theft, unauthorized actions, or even complete server compromise. The stakes are absolutely devastating!

Put simply

Think of WPGuppy Lite as a restaurant kitchen that takes any delivery without checking the ingredients. If someone sends in a rogue package, the kitchen could end up cooking a dish that could poison the entire diner! This deserialization flaw in WPGuppy Lite allows attackers to inject objects without proper validation, enabling them to manipulate application behavior by exploiting the trust placed in serialized data.

What to do

An attacker could send malicious data that the application blindly trusts, potentially leading to complete control over the server. This could mean data theft, unauthorized actions, or even complete server compromise. The stakes are absolutely devastating! Update WPGuppy Lite to version 1.1.1 or later immediately to mitigate this risk. Additionally, implement proper validation and sanitization of data before deserialization to strengthen your defenses. You’ve got this! Patch up and secure your application like the security hero you are! 🛡️

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
2025-01-07T10:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JAN 10:49Z
    WordPress WPGuppy plugin <= 1.1.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
    cvelistv5