WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2022-4120 Modified

Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms: Code execution

Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms 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.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms
Plugin slug
stop-spammers
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 26, 2022
Weakness
Not assigned

This CVE was published Dec 26, 2022 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms 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 Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms WordPress plugin before 2022.6 passes base64 encoded user input to the unserialize() PHP function when CAPTCHA are used as second challenge, which could lead to PHP Object injection if a plugin installed on the blog has a suitable gadget chain

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources