CVE-2024-1792 HIGH

CVE-2024-1792: CMB2 <= 2.10.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection

Vendor Jtsternberg
Product CMB2
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published April 9, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The CMB2 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.1 via deserialization of untrusted input from the text_datetime_timestamp_timezone field. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. 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. Please note that the plugin is a developer toolkit. For the vulnerability to become exploitable, the presence of a metabox activation in your code (via functions.php for example) is required.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated