CVE-2024-2006
Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget <= 1.6.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection in outpost_shortcode_metabox_markup
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Mar 13, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 29, 2024
Description
The Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.7 via deserialization of untrusted input in the outpost_shortcode_metabox_markup function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. 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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widgetwpwax |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8cf1b234-862b-41a0-ab63-a986f8023613?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-grid-carousel-ultimate/trunk/includes/classes/metabox.php#L43
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/post-grid-carousel-ultimate/tags/1.6.7&old=3045923&new_path=/post-grid-carousel-ultimate/tags/1.6.8&new=3045923&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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