WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Admin Columns < 7.0.19 - Contributor+ PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via Custom Field Meta Value

Description

The plugin is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection due to the use of `unserialize()` without an `allowed_classes` restriction in the `IdsToCollection::get_ids_from_string()` function, which processes attacker-controlled post meta values without proper validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to inject a serialized PHP object into a post's custom meta field; combined with a POP gadget chain bundled with the plugin, this leads to remote code execution as the web server user.

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Classification

Type
OBJECT INJECTION
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Osvaldo Noe Gonzalez Del Rio (Os)
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-06-05 (about 2 months ago)
Added
2026-06-05 (about 2 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-06-05 (about 2 months ago)

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