bestwebsoft Gallery Plugin up to 4.7.3 on WordPress import_gallery_from_csv deserialization

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A vulnerability was found in bestwebsoft Gallery Plugin up to 4.7.3 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function import_gallery_from_csv. Performing a manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-13906. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in bestwebsoft Gallery Plugin up to 4.7.3 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function import_gallery_from_csv. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Gallery by BestWebSoft – Customizable Image and Photo Galleries for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.3 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'import_gallery_from_csv' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.

The weakness was published by Hoang Phuc Vo. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-13906 since 02/24/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/07/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Photo Gallery Software

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• bestwebsoft

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• Gallery Plugin

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• 4.7.0
• 4.7.1
• 4.7.2
• 4.7.3

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