CVE-2024-54273CWE-502

WordPress Mail Picker plugin <= 1.0.14 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Critical · published December 13, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
52.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🔥 A sneaky object injection vulnerability in PickPlugins Mail Picker could let an attacker control your app with untrusted data! Think of it like a party where someone slips a harmful ingredient into a dish, and everyone just eats it without checking. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious objects into your application, which it will then blindly accept. 🍽️ An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to complete control over the application and its data. Imagine the chaos if a malicious party crasher could access your guest list and change it at will! This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive information or even the destruction of data.

Put simply

Think of it like a party where someone slips a harmful ingredient into a dish, and everyone just eats it without checking. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious objects into your application, which it will then blindly accept. 🍽️ The deserialization flaw in versions from n/a up to 1.0.14 of Mail Picker allows untrusted data to be processed, leading to object injection risks. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to introduce malicious payloads that the application unwittingly executes.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to complete control over the application and its data. Imagine the chaos if a malicious party crasher could access your guest list and change it at will! This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive information or even the destruction of data. To protect your application, immediately update Mail Picker to the latest version beyond 1.0.14. Review your deserialization processes to ensure that only trusted data is being accepted, and consider implementing input validation measures to catch any suspicious activity. 🔒 You've got this! With these steps, you’ll secure your app and keep those malicious ingredients out of your party! 🦸

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
0.00706 · 52.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2024-12-13T14:24Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 DEC 14:24Z
    WordPress Mail Picker plugin <= 1.0.14 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
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