WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

EWWW Image Optimizer 8.6.0 - 8.7.7 - Author+ PHP Object Injection via 'eio_page_settings' Post Meta

Description

The plugin does not prevent authenticated users with author-level permissions from storing a serialized value in a post meta field that is deserialized when the post is rendered, allowing them to perform PHP Object Injection, which can lead to remote code execution when a suitable gadget chain is present via another installed plugin or theme.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 8.8.0

References

Classification

Type
OBJECT INJECTION
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Karthik
Submitter
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-09-28 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-28 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-28 (about 1 day ago)

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