Vulnerability · Published Mar 1, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-1859Slider Responsive Slideshow – Image slider, Gallery slideshow <= 1.3.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity unsafe deserialization in Responsive Slideshow from awordpresslife. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Slider Responsive Slideshow – Image slider, Gallery slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.8 via deserialization of untrusted input to the awl_slider_responsive_shortcode function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| awordpresslife | Responsive Slideshow | 0 – through 1.3.8 |
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H