Ad Inserter Plugin 2.7.10 on WordPress Setting deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ad Inserter Plugin on WordPress and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. Such manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-1549. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Ad Inserter Plugin on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Ad Inserter WordPress plugin before 2.7.27 unserializes user input provided via the settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform PHP Object Injection when a suitable gadget is present

The weakness was released 05/15/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-1549 since 03/21/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.7.27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ad Inserter Plugin 2.7.27

Timelineinfo

03/21/2023 🔍
05/15/2023 +54 days 🔍
05/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/25/2025 +620 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1549 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1549
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229016

Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2023 15:30
Updated: 01/25/2025 00:38
Changes: 05/15/2023 15:30 (39), 06/08/2023 20:23 (11), 01/25/2025 00:38 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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