CVE-2024-30226
Published: 28 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-30226 is a critical-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Betterdocs. Its CVSS base score is 9.0 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-30226 is a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability, tracked as CWE-502, that affects the WPDeveloper BetterDocs WordPress plugin in versions through 3.3.3. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.0 with the vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a remotely exploitable flaw capable of high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with changed scope.
The vulnerability permits an unauthenticated attacker to supply malicious serialized input over the network, resulting in PHP object injection that can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code or perform other unauthorized actions on the WordPress installation.
Patchstack advisories describe the issue specifically as an unauthenticated PHP object injection vulnerability in BetterDocs 3.3.3 and direct administrators to apply the available plugin update for mitigation. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1182 with no material rise observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-28157
Vulnerability details
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in WPDeveloper BetterDocs.This issue affects BetterDocs: from n/a through 3.3.3.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing supplies malicious serialized objects, detecting unsafe deserialization and supporting corrective actions.
Evaluation of untrusted data handling (deserialization testing) reveals unsafe processing, which the required remediation process addresses.
Untrusted serialized data can be deserialized and observed inside the chamber, blocking gadget-chain exploitation outside the sandbox.
Validates or rejects untrusted serialized data before deserialization occurs.
Identifies and blocks malicious code introduced through deserialization of untrusted data at system boundaries.
Integrity verification of serialized information can detect tampering before deserialization occurs.
Provenance of associated data allows detection of untrusted sources before deserialization or processing occurs.