CVE-2024-13742
Published: 30 January 2025
Description
The iControlWP – Multiple WordPress Site Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.5 via deserialization of untrusted input from the reqpars parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
Security Summary
CVE-2024-13742 is a PHP Object Injection vulnerability (CWE-502) in the iControlWP – Multiple WordPress Site Manager plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 4.4.5. The issue arises from deserialization of untrusted input via the "reqpars" parameter, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary PHP objects. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely by supplying malicious input to the deserialization function. While no known Property-Oriented Programming (POP) chain exists within the vulnerable plugin itself—limiting standalone impact—the presence of a POP chain from another installed plugin or theme could enable severe consequences, such as deleting arbitrary files, retrieving sensitive data, or executing arbitrary code, depending on the chain's capabilities.
References point to specific code locations in the plugin's LegacyApi/RequestParameters.php (line 42) and api/RequestParameters.php (line 14) files in version 4.4.5, as well as a changeset (3231425) in the worpit-admin-dashboard-plugin repository on WordPress trac, indicating fixes applied to address the deserialization issue. The Wordfence threat intelligence advisory provides additional vulnerability details.
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