CVE-2024-52414CWE-502

WordPress WDES Responsive Mobile Menu plugin <= 5.3.18 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Critical · published November 16, 2024

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

🔥 A crafty object injection vulnerability in WDES Responsive Mobile Menu could allow attackers to take control of your site! Think of this like a sneaky delivery person who can drop off a package with a forged signature — once the system accepts it, they can dictate what happens next! An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious objects, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data manipulation on your website. The implications could be absolutely devastating, with sensitive information at risk and full control of your site in the wrong hands!

Put simply

Think of this like a sneaky delivery person who can drop off a package with a forged signature — once the system accepts it, they can dictate what happens next! This deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability affects versions of WDES Responsive Mobile Menu up to 5.3.18, allowing attackers to manipulate the object being processed, leading to arbitrary code execution.

What to do

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious objects, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data manipulation on your website. The implications could be absolutely devastating, with sensitive information at risk and full control of your site in the wrong hands! Patch to version 5.3.19 or later immediately to close this security gap. Additionally, review your code for proper input validation and consider implementing security measures against deserialization attacks. Don't wait! You've got this! With these steps, you'll be well on your way to securing your site against this threat! 🛡️

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
2024-11-16T21:22Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 NOV 21:22Z
    WordPress WDES Responsive Mobile Menu plugin <= 5.3.18 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
    cvelistv5