CVE-2023-1381

WP Meta SEO < 4.5.5 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization

CVSS 8.8 HIGHEPSS 1.7%CWE-502

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 8.8EPSS 1.7%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

10 Apr 2023Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

The WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin before 4.5.5 does not validate image file paths before attempting to manipulate the image files, leading to a PHAR deserialization vulnerability. Furthermore, the plugin contains a gadget chain which may be used in certain configurations to achieve remote code execution.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Unknown · WP Meta SEO

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References

https://blog.wpscan.com/uncovering-a-phar-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wp-meta-seo-and-escalating-to-rce/https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f140a928-d297-4bd1-8552-bfebcedba536