Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-56283

HighRCE

Published: 07 January 2025

Published
07 January 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0095 76.8th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-56283 is a high-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 23.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-56283 is a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability (CWE-502) in the plainware Locatoraid Store Locator WordPress plugin, enabling Object Injection. The issue affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 3.9.50 and was published on 2025-01-07.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit it over the network without requiring user interaction, although high attack complexity is needed. Exploitation could result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The Patchstack advisory provides further details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/locatoraid/vulnerability/wordpress-locatoraid-store-locator-plugin-3-9-50-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in plainware Locatoraid Store Locator locatoraid allows Object Injection.This issue affects Locatoraid Store Locator: from n/a through <= 3.9.50.

CWE(s)
CWE-502

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Direct remote exploitation of a public-facing WordPress plugin via unauthenticated deserialization/object injection leading to RCE.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly remediates the deserialization of untrusted data flaw in the Locatoraid Store Locator WordPress plugin by requiring timely identification, reporting, and patching of the vulnerability.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Prevents object injection exploitation by validating the content and structure of untrusted serialized data inputs before deserialization by the plugin.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Identifies the CVE-2024-56283 deserialization vulnerability through vulnerability scanning and monitoring of installed WordPress plugins.

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