CVE-2024-2290 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense <= 1.52.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection
Authenticated administrators can exploit PHP object injection in the Advanced Ads plugin 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-2024-2290?
CVE-2024-2290 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in monetizemore Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense, published on 9 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Advanced Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.52.1 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'placement_slug' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers 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-2024-2290?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2290 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-2024-2290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xww2-fjcq-4hhv.