CVE-2024-52439CWE-502

WordPress Team Rosters plugin <= 4.8.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Critical · published November 20, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🔥 A sneaky deserialization vulnerability lets attackers inject malicious objects into your Mark O'Donnell Team Rosters software—think of it as letting a spy slip a forged document into your filing cabinet! Imagine a restaurant where the chef accepts any order without checking if the ingredients are safe. That’s what’s happening here: the software trusts data it shouldn’t, leading to potential chaos! This vulnerability could allow an attacker to manipulate application behavior, potentially gaining full control over the system. This could mean accessing sensitive information, altering data, or even launching further attacks—absolutely devastating!

Put simply

Imagine a restaurant where the chef accepts any order without checking if the ingredients are safe. That’s what’s happening here: the software trusts data it shouldn’t, leading to potential chaos! The deserialization of untrusted data flaw means an attacker can insert harmful objects into the application, enabling unauthorized operations and interactions.

What to do

This vulnerability could allow an attacker to manipulate application behavior, potentially gaining full control over the system. This could mean accessing sensitive information, altering data, or even launching further attacks—absolutely devastating! Update your Team Rosters to version 4.8.3 or later immediately. Additionally, review your deserialization processes and implement strict validation checks on any incoming data to enhance security. You’ve got this! With prompt action, you can lock this vulnerability down and keep your application safe! 🛡️

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
0.00556 · 45.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2024-11-20T11:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 NOV 11:27Z
    WordPress Team Rosters plugin <= 4.8.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
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