Advanced Ads Plugin Vulnerable to PHP Object Injection
CVE-2024-2290

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Advanced Ads – ad Manager & Adsense
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 May 2024

Summary

The Advanced Ads plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows for PHP Object Injection through the 'placement_slug' parameter via deserialization of untrusted input. This flaw affects all versions up to and including 1.52.1. While the vulnerable plugin itself does not contain a PHP Object Pollution (POP) chain, the presence of a POP chain in any additional plugins or themes installed on the target WordPress site could enable an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code, delete files, or access sensitive information. Proper caution and updates are recommended to mitigate potential risks.

Affected Version(s)

Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense * <= 1.52.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-ads/t...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Son Tran
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