CVE-2024-5871
Published: 15 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-5871 is a critical-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Wpwebelite Woocommerce Social Login. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The WooCommerce - Social Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions through 2.6.2. The flaw stems from unsafe deserialization of untrusted input supplied to the woo_slg_verify parameter, corresponding to CWE-502, and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can supply a crafted serialized object to the affected parameter. Although no POP chain is present in the plugin itself, an attacker who can chain the injection with a gadget from another installed plugin or theme may delete arbitrary files, read sensitive data, or achieve code execution.
The references point to the vendor listing on Codecanyon and a detailed entry from Wordfence; neither source supplies explicit patch or mitigation guidance beyond the version range stated in the CVE. The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0520 with no observed rise after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-47014
Vulnerability details
The WooCommerce - Social Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2 via deserialization of untrusted input from the 'woo_slg_verify' vulnerable parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to…
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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.
- 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.