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GHSA-R57W-P77G-3J43

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-10 15:30 – Updated: 2025-02-11 18:31

Details

The WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin before 4.5.5 does not validate image file paths before attempting to manipulate the image files, leading to a PHAR deserialization vulnerability. Furthermore, the plugin contains a gadget chain which may be used in certain configurations to achieve remote code execution.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2023-1381 (GCVE-0-2023-1381)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-10 14:14 – Updated: 2025-02-11 17:21

Title

WP Meta SEO < 4.5.5 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization

Summary

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Assigner

WPScan

References

URL

Tags

	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f140a928-d297-4b…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
	https://blog.wpscan.com/uncovering-a-phar-deseria…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Unknown	WP Meta SEO	Affected: 0 , < 4.5.5 (custom)

Credits

Alex Sanford WPScan

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