CVE-2023-1549 Ad Inserter < 2.7.27 - Admin+ PHP Object Injection
Admins can trigger PHP object injection via unsafe deserialization in Ad Inserter plugin settings, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1549?
CVE-2023-1549 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown Ad Inserter, published on 15 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ad Inserter WordPress plugin before 2.7.27 unserializes user input provided via the settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform PHP Object Injection when a suitable gadget is present
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1549?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ad Inserter Project Ad Inserter.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1549?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2023-1549 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1549 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Ad Inserter
- CVE-2015-9497 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2019-15324 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2019-15323 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2022-0901 Ad Inserter < 2.7.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2023-4668 Ad Inserter <= 2.7.30 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via ai-debug-processing-fe
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v9wx-wp77-q49m.