CVE-2024-0668 Advanced Database Cleaner <= 3.1.3 - Authenticated(Administrator+) PHP Object Injection via process_bulk_action
Authenticated administrators can exploit PHP object injection in Advanced Database Cleaner to potentially execute code or access data if a POP chain exists.
- 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-2024-0668?
CVE-2024-0668 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in symptote Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Advanced Database Cleaner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.3 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'process_bulk_action' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attacker, with administrator access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0668?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sigmaplugin Advanced Database Cleaner.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0668?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0668 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-2024-0668 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0668 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in symptote Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance
- CVE-2023-49764 WordPress Advanced Database Cleaner Plugin <= 3.1.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2021-24141 Advanced Database Cleaner < 3.0.2 - Authenticated SQL injection
- CVE-2022-2173 Advanced Database Cleaner < 3.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24921 Advanced Database Cleaner < 3.0.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2022-46813 WordPress Advanced Database Cleaner Plugin <= 3.1.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fvvm-3cr2-6qx2.