CVE-2024-56059CWE-1321

WordPress Partners plugin <= 0.2.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Critical · published December 18, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
77.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🔥 A sneaky flaw in farinspace Partners could let attackers modify your object's prototype like a mischievous chef swapping ingredients without telling anyone! Think of this vulnerability like a restaurant where the head chef allows anyone to change the special recipe — suddenly, you could have chocolate in your spaghetti! This means that any user can tamper with the fundamental attributes of an object, creating chaos in the codebase. The consequences are absolutely devastating! An attacker could inject harmful code into your application, leading to unauthorized access and modifications. With full control over object prototypes, they could escalate privileges or even wipe out vital data. This is a critical situation that must be addressed ASAP!

Put simply

Think of this vulnerability like a restaurant where the head chef allows anyone to change the special recipe — suddenly, you could have chocolate in your spaghetti! This means that any user can tamper with the fundamental attributes of an object, creating chaos in the codebase. This Prototype Pollution vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious properties into an object prototype, affecting all instances of that object. This can lead to arbitrary code execution and a complete compromise of the application's integrity.

What to do

The consequences are absolutely devastating! An attacker could inject harmful code into your application, leading to unauthorized access and modifications. With full control over object prototypes, they could escalate privileges or even wipe out vital data. This is a critical situation that must be addressed ASAP! Immediate action is essential! Update to version 0.2.1 or later to close this vulnerability. Additionally, audit your code for any object injection points and implement strict validation to ensure only safe attributes are permitted. Don't wait! You've got this! Patch now, and you'll keep your code safe and sound! 🛡️

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
0.01742 · 77.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-1321 · Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
Published
2024-12-18T11:38Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 DEC 11:38Z
    WordPress Partners plugin <= 0.2.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
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