CVE-2024-49332CWE-502

WordPress Giveaway Boost plugin <= 2.1.4 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Critical · published October 20, 2024

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

🔥 Watch out! An Object Injection vulnerability in Giveaway Boost could let attackers control your app like a puppet master pulling the strings! Think of this vulnerability as a chef who blindly follows a recipe without checking the ingredients — an attacker can effortlessly slip in harmful components that the system will accept as legitimate. This could lead to absolute chaos, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code, manipulate application behavior, or even compromise sensitive data. In a worst-case scenario, they could turn your giveaways into a playground for malicious activities, undermining your users' trust and your reputation.

Put simply

Think of this vulnerability as a chef who blindly follows a recipe without checking the ingredients — an attacker can effortlessly slip in harmful components that the system will accept as legitimate. The deserialization of untrusted data flaw in Giveaway Boost allows an attacker to inject objects into the application, which can execute harmful code in the context of the server. This vulnerability affects all versions from n/a to 2.1.4.

What to do

This could lead to absolute chaos, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code, manipulate application behavior, or even compromise sensitive data. In a worst-case scenario, they could turn your giveaways into a playground for malicious activities, undermining your users' trust and your reputation. Immediate action is required: upgrade to the latest version of Giveaway Boost to ensure you're not affected. Additionally, ensure your application has proper input validation and sanitization to block unauthorized object manipulation. You've got this! Fixing this vulnerability will boost your security and protect your users. 🛡️

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
0.00524 · 43.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2024-10-20T08:10Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 OCT 08:10Z
    WordPress Giveaway Boost plugin <= 2.1.4 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
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