CVE-2024-49318 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-49318: WordPress My Reading Library plugin <= 1.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Scott

Product My Reading Library

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published October 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Scott My Reading Library my-reading-library allows Object Injection.This issue affects My Reading Library: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

My Reading Library versions 1.0 and earlier contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on the site without user interaction. The vulnerability stems from unsafe handling of serialized data, enabling remote code execution through network requests. All versions up to 1.0 are affected.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run their own code on the site and take complete control of it.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise: attackers can steal data, modify content, install malware, or take the site offline.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49318 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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