Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-7656

CVE-2024-7656:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Image Hotspot by DevVN plugin for WordPress contains a PHP Object Injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-7656) affecting all versions up to and including 1.2.5. The vulnerability exists in the 'devvnihotspotshortcode_func' function where untrusted input can be deserialized (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper handling of deserialization of untrusted input in the 'devvnihotspotshortcode_func' function. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code) (NVD).

Impact

While no known POP (Property-Oriented Programming) chain is present in the vulnerable software itself, if a POP chain exists via additional plugins or themes installed on the target system, attackers could potentially delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to a version newer than 1.2.5 when available. As this is a recently disclosed vulnerability, users should monitor the plugin's official repository for security updates (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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