Revive Old Posts: Code execution
Revive Old Posts is affected by code execution. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.
- Component
- Revive Old Posts
- Plugin slug
revive-old-posts- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 30, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jan 30, 2023 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Revive Old Posts to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Revive Old Posts WordPress plugin before 9.0.11 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H