CVE-2024-49624 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-49624: WordPress Advanced Advertising System plugin <= 1.3.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Smartdevth
Product Advanced Advertising System
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published October 20, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

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 smartdevth Advanced Advertising System advanced-advertising-system allows Object Injection.This issue affects Advanced Advertising System: from n/a through <= 1.3.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Advanced Advertising System through version 1.3.1 deserializes untrusted data without validation, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the site. No authentication or user interaction is required. An attacker can exploit this remotely over the network to gain full control of the affected system.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the site, including data theft, malware injection, and service disruption.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 20, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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