CVE-2024-49624CWE-502

WordPress Advanced Advertising System plugin <= 1.3.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Critical · published October 20, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A deserialization vulnerability in the SmartDevth Advanced Advertising System could allow attackers to inject malicious objects, opening the door to chaos! 🔥 Think of this like a restaurant that accepts any order without checking the ingredients — a simple mislabel could lead to a disastrous dish. If an attacker serves up a crafty object, it could cause unexpected behavior in the system, leaving it wide open for exploitation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the server, potentially leading to data breaches or complete system compromise. Imagine an intruder waltzing into a secure room, with full access to sensitive data and controls. This scenario could be absolutely devastating for your organization!

Put simply

Think of this like a restaurant that accepts any order without checking the ingredients — a simple mislabel could lead to a disastrous dish. If an attacker serves up a crafty object, it could cause unexpected behavior in the system, leaving it wide open for exploitation. This CVE allows for object injection through untrusted data during deserialization in versions of the Advanced Advertising System up to and including 1.3.1. If exploited, attackers can gain unauthorized access to the system's internals, effectively hijacking its operations.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the server, potentially leading to data breaches or complete system compromise. Imagine an intruder waltzing into a secure room, with full access to sensitive data and controls. This scenario could be absolutely devastating for your organization! Immediately patch your Advanced Advertising System to version 1.3.2 or higher to close this vulnerability. Review your deserialization processes and ensure they manage untrusted data securely to avoid similar issues in the future. You've got this! Follow these steps and you'll secure your system in no time. 🛡️

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
0.00554 · 45.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2024-10-20T08:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 OCT 08:08Z
    WordPress Advanced Advertising System plugin <= 1.3.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
    cvelistv5