CVE-2024-5488 SEOPress < 7.9 - Unauthenticated Object Injection

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit object injection in SEOPress to execute arbitrary code via malicious gadget chains.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-5488?

CVE-2024-5488 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown SEOPress , published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SEOPress WordPress plugin before 7.9 does not properly protect some of its REST API routes, which combined with another Object Injection vulnerability can allow unauthenticated attackers to unserialize malicious gadget chains, compromising the site if a suitable chain is present.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5488?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Seopress Seopress.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5488 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-2024-5488 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5488 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wh6w-2qc6-mq3c.

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