CVE-2024-32600 HIGH

CVE-2024-32600: WordPress Master Slider plugin <= 3.9.5 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Averta

Product Master Slider

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published April 18, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Averta Master Slider.This issue affects Master Slider: from n/a through 3.9.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Master Slider versions up to 3.9.5 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the site. An attacker can craft a malicious serialized object that, when processed by the plugin, runs their own PHP code with full site privileges. The attack requires user interaction—typically a site administrator must visit a malicious page or click a crafted link.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary PHP code on the site with full administrative privileges.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can take complete control of your site, steal data, modify content, or install backdoors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required, but the victim (typically a site admin) must visit an attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 18, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32600 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html AskarLabs — CWE-502 write-up Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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