What is CVE-2024-7561?

CVE-2024-7561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shahriar0822 The Next, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-7561?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-7561 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deserialization in Shahriar0822 The Next

CVE-2024-7561

The The Next theme for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0 via deserialization of untrusted input from the wpeden_post_meta post meta value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.007 (48.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Shahriar0822 The Next — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-7561?: CVE-2024-7561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shahriar0822 The Next, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-7561?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-7561 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.