WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Weaver Xtreme Theme Support < 6.3.1 - Admin+ PHP Object Injection

Description

The plugin unserialises the content of an imported file, which could lead to PHP object injections issues when a high privilege user import a malicious file and a suitable gadget chain is present on the blog.

Proof of Concept

To simulate a gadget chain, put the following code in a plugin:

class Test {
  public function __wakeup() : void {
    die("Arbitrary deserialization");
  }
}

Create a file named "poc.txt" with the following content: O:4:"Test":0:{};

Upload the file via the "Choose File" feature in Weaver Xtreme Theme Support > Filters

Then choose Restore Filter Options.

The view the response of the request made, which will have the "Arbitrary deserialization" message.

Affects Plugins

References

Classification

Type
OBJECT INJECTION
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Do Xuan Trung
Submitter
Do Xuan Trung
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2023-09-19 (about 7 months ago)
Added
2023-09-19 (about 7 months ago)
Last Updated
2023-09-19 (about 7 months ago)

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