CVE-2024-39636 WordPress Better Find and Replace plugin <= 1.6.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the Better Find and Replace plugin to potentially execute arbitrary code on the WordPress site.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-39636?
CVE-2024-39636 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in CodeSolz Better Find and Replace, published on 1 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CodeSolz Better Find and Replace.This issue affects Better Find and Replace: from n/a through 1.6.1.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39636?
How do I fix CVE-2024-39636?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39636 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-2024-39636 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39636 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2f23-9vw3-564h.