# CVE-2024-48028: WordPress IP Loc8 plugin <= 1.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the IP Loc8 WordPress plugin to potentially execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 12 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-45v4-893g-9x45

## What is CVE-2024-48028?

CVE-2024-48028 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Boyan Raichev IP Loc8, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Boyan Raichev IP Loc8 ip-loc8 allows Object Injection.This issue affects IP Loc8: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48028?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-48028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-48028 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-48028 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-48028 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-48028 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Boyan Raichev IP Loc8, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-48028 exists.

Affected product: Boyan Raichev IP Loc8. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48028/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48028/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48028
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48028
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-48028

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48028/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.