# CVE-2024-50408: WordPress Namaste! LMS plugin <= 2.6.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the Namaste! LMS plugin to potentially execute arbitrary code on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c2j6-7h49-7vrf

## What is CVE-2024-50408?

CVE-2024-50408 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Bob Namaste! LMS, published on 28 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Bob Namaste! LMS namaste-lms allows Object Injection.This issue affects Namaste! LMS: from n/a through <= 2.6.3.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50408?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kibokolabs Namaste\! Lms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50408?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-50408 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50408 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bob Namaste! LMS

- [CVE-2024-50407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50407/): WordPress Namaste! LMS plugin <= 2.6.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-50409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50409/): WordPress Namaste! LMS plugin <= 2.6.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-50410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50410/): WordPress Namaste! LMS plugin <= 2.6.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-4602](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4602/): Namaste! LMS <= 2.6.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-24383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24383/): WordPress Namaste! LMS Plugin <= 2.5.9.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50408 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50408 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Bob Namaste! LMS, published on 28 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50408 exists.

Affected product: Bob Namaste! LMS. 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-2024-50408/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50408/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50408
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50408
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50408

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.